Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2834
2926
2885
2803
2415
2168
2002
1847
1583
1452
1207
1025
929
799
753
748
528
614
1269
1401
1326
1176
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44PM0.67m
5:28AM0.69m
1:43PM0.63m
6:11AM0.61m
12:19PM0.58m
Low Tide
9:29PM0.11m
10:18AM0.60m
9:45PM0.25m
10:34AM0.58m
9:05PM0.38m
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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 mm
4
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3
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
15
12
13
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
14
12
12
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
8
8
9
10
8
7
6
7
7
7
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