Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
1
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
!
4
4
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.5
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
2
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
2.2
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1510
1565
1387
1281
1281
1302
1131
1131
1058
1003
932
1220
1485
1676
2258
2783
2605
2810
3307
3110
4386
3850
3619
3745
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:20PM0.62m
10:47PM0.61m
11:57AM0.57m
10:55PM0.59m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.26m
8:09AM0.38m
5:47AM0.40m
5:22PM0.44m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:47
5:46
5:45
5:45
Temp °C
17
18
19
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
16
18
22
20
16
15
15
15
14
16
17
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
14
12
14
16
19
18
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.2
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
1510
1565
1387
1281
1281
1302
1131
1131
1058
1003
932
1220
1485
1537
1594
1569
1266
2810
3307
3110
4386
3850
3619
3745
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
S
26
0.2
SSW
26
0.4
SSW
24
0.7
SSW
24
0.9
SSW
22
1.3
SSW
21
1.5
SSW
20
1.7
SSW
19
2
SSW
19
2
SSW
18
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
65
40
13
65
222
487
814
1397
1676
2258
2783
2605
1077
594
683
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
24
77
0
0
17
17
0
0
24
77
77
2
0
0
0
0
4
77
34
17
89
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
6
7
4
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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