Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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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3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5522
4762
4228
3955
3650
2919
2801
2509
2326
1892
1749
1834
2076
2174
2274
2415
2669
2752
3045
3264
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:21PM0.92m
00:52AM0.59m
1:33PM0.90m
1:18AM0.68m
1:44PM0.86m
Low Tide
7:54PM0.33m
6:45AM0.15m
7:52PM0.29m
7:15AM0.16m
7:55PM0.24m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
7
7
7
8
6
8
8
8
9
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