Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2.1
WSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4043
3177
2979
3256
3135
2274
1195
1401
1254
1001
1754
1484
1521
1233
1006
802
688
546
502
644
1431
2191
1415
1137
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01AM0.69m
2:54PM0.79m
3:38AM0.71m
2:51PM0.74m
4:19AM0.71m
2:36PM0.71m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.28m
9:21PM0.20m
9:10AM0.38m
9:31PM0.15m
9:28AM0.49m
9:44PM0.11m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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clear
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
9
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
6
8
7
9
9
8
5
3
3
3
7
7
7
7
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