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/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1388 | 1901 | 1162 | 1810 | 1004 | 898 | 1124 | 1087 | 900 | 1548 | 2162 | 1997 | 2778 | 3477 | 2968 | 2483 | 2221 | 2550 | 3211 | 3066 | 2883 | 2506 | 2474 | 2390 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:21PM0.98m | 00:12AM0.56m | 1:47PM0.99m | 00:28AM0.57m | 2:14PM0.97m | 00:44AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.38m | 6:26AM0.04m | 8:16PM0.41m | 6:50AM0.02m | 8:39PM0.43m | 7:16AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1388 | 1901 | 1162 | 1810 | 1004 | 898 | 1124 | 1087 | 900 | 679 | 892 | 1206 | 2 | 47 | 286 | 2483 | 2221 | 2550 | 3211 | 3066 | 2883 | 2506 | 2474 | 2390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 789 | 2 | 609 | 744 | 290 | 373 | 629 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 569 | 952 | 567 | 280 | 47 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 1586 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 33 | 1548 | 2162 | 1997 | 2778 | 3477 | 2968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 129 | 388 | 306 | 127 | 388 | 331 | 108 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 81 |
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