Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jun)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
1446
1576
2140
2215
2457
2423
2423
2423
2491
2629
2490
2008
2322
2322
1936
1936
1741
1597
1466
1377
1358
1220
1002
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:37AM0.76m
12:04PM0.83m
12:32PM0.88m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.20m
3:19AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
14
15
14
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
11
12
10
10
8
7
7
6
9
10
9
6
6
6
6
5
10
12
10
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
590
1446
1576
2140
2215
2457
2423
2423
2423
2491
2629
2490
2008
2322
2322
1936
1936
1741
1597
1466
1377
1358
1220
1002
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
20
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
566
181
302
162
148
154
97
5
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
22
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
186
5
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
15
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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