Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.5° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (11 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (11 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1594
1712
1804
1830
2801
2350
2293
1996
1864
1693
1438
1326
1387
1365
1359
1200
1160
990
913
826
822
808
699
723
711
913
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08AM1.00m
12:49PM0.54m
2:34AM1.01m
1:08PM0.56m
3:01AM0.99m
1:27PM0.57m
3:29AM0.95m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.40m
7:07PM0.03m
9:08AM0.42m
7:33PM0.01m
9:29AM0.44m
8:00PM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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8:15
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8:19
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4
2
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
15
16
14
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
8
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
13
12
10
7
9
9
10
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