Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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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0
0
0
0
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0
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0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11009
10494
9860
8850
8064
6641
6053
5515
8772
9004
3946
4622
4391
6237
5160
5044
4111
3201
2698
2160
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
N
35
N
40
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:41PM0.73m
4:32AM0.75m
1:26PM0.77m
5:49AM0.67m
1:10PM0.82m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.01m
8:53AM0.63m
9:17PM0.02m
7:33AM0.67m
9:41PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
7
12
9
10
8
9
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
9
10
8
8
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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