Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (22 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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4
5
5
5
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4103
4005
5058
6115
6043
5311
4471
4218
3539
3152
2491
2326
2449
5176
4760
4701
4859
5021
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05AM0.47m
12:12PM0.70m
1:11AM0.53m
12:27PM0.69m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.33m
4:45AM0.47m
7:26PM0.34m
6:07AM0.41m
6:57PM0.33m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
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Temp °C
13
14
15
17
18
26
29
28
25
23
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24
23
19
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
13
15
15
22
26
26
23
20
17
15
15
19
20
17
14
13
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