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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1229 | 1182 | 1118 | 990 | 1021 | 865 | 851 | 677 | 645 | 634 | 695 | 786 | 658 | 1787 | 1438 | 1395 | 1120 | 911 | 584 | 1398 | 4209 | 8654 | 9996 | 8948 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:49AM 0.78 | 4:22PM 0.53 | 5:03AM 0.72 | 6:13PM 0.51 | 5:02AM 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:29AM 0.40 | 10:02PM 0.34 | 12:15PM 0.35 | 10:10PM 0.46 | 1:10PM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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