Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 1.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
4
5
5
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0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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2
3
4
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2087
1856
2483
5953
6548
5682
4993
4766
3868
5898
5087
4153
3484
3051
2895
2201
3803
4721
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
5
SE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:10PM0.93m
1:19PM0.97m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.09m
00:07AM0.15m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
11
10
9
10
8
6
6
5
4
5
4
5
7
7
5
5
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