Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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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5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7836
6653
5940
5116
4955
5343
6192
7330
7713
8117
7262
6481
5578
4874
4189
4032
3557
3162
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:05AM0.53m
12:56PM0.82m
00:33AM0.67m
1:01PM0.79m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.40m
6:00AM0.21m
7:09PM0.34m
6:37AM0.20m
7:04PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
18
19
19
17
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
7
8
10
9
8
8
7
6
8
11
16
18
17
14
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