Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (02 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (02 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
939
861
708
1688
2050
2612
2834
2926
2885
2803
2528
2168
2002
1847
1583
1452
1207
1025
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:53AM0.79m
1:44PM0.67m
5:28AM0.69m
1:43PM0.63m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.00m
10:06AM0.61m
9:29PM0.11m
10:18AM0.60m
9:45PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6
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Temp °C
14
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
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