Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.7° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3AM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11287
12438
13486
13137
11895
11527
11009
10494
9567
8850
8064
6963
6044
6251
9194
9551
7042
6247
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
10
NNE
25
N
35
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:50AM0.82m
1:41PM0.73m
4:32AM0.75m
1:26PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.03m
9:05AM0.54m
8:56PM0.01m
8:53AM0.63m
9:17PM0.02m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
 mm
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
10
11
12
14
16
14
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
6
7
5
6
6
8
12
9
11
9
9
8
5
4
3
5
6
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