Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
197
164
134
125
196
176
251
289
250
317
289
361
754
1124
1124
1628
2054
1281
1788
1649
1521
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:15PM0.65m
4:34AM0.80m
2:11PM0.64m
5:11AM0.72m
1:42PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.49m
9:08PM0.07m
10:10AM0.54m
9:26PM0.12m
10:16AM0.59m
9:35PM0.19m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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Temp °C
17
20
23
21
22
20
18
18
18
22
25
23
23
22
19
19
18
23
26
26
25
22
Feels °C
13
16
21
18
19
17
14
14
14
18
22
21
20
20
15
14
14
19
21
22
22
19
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