Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Japs today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2345
2002
1904
1783
1668
1537
1319
1210
1006
944
786
786
645
634
645
694
778
778
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:26AM0.44m
12:20PM0.83m
00:14AM0.53m
12:31PM0.82m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.33m
5:04AM0.32m
7:14PM0.33m
5:43AM0.27m
6:58PM0.31m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
18
21
20
19
18
19
17
16
14
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
11
15
19
17
18
17
18
16
14
12
14
13
12
11
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