Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
2
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4356
4356
3905
3856
3604
3745
3415
3020
2868
7912
9111
9111
9012
8848
8427
8289
8044
7870
7837
7612
7334
6537
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
NE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM0.67m
1:46PM0.77m
1:29PM0.76m
1:11PM0.74m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.65m
10:05PM0.13m
10:07PM0.26m
9:00PM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:58
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6:56
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
8
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
9
8
9
10
12
12
10
Feels °C
5
9
9
9
9
8
5
4
7
4
4
5
6
6
7
6
4
6
6
8
8
5
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