Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
6
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5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
19
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
18
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
WSW
15
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3117
5169
6461
5946
4637
4056
3415
3020
2421
1941
1760
1760
1501
3136
3222
2925
2550
2404
2298
2083
1888
1626
1714
1212
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:46AM0.58m
3:39PM0.69m
6:13AM0.60m
2:55PM0.66m
1:17PM0.71m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.44m
10:50PM0.26m
9:49AM0.56m
11:02PM0.21m
11:24PM0.16m
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clear
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7:46
7:46
7:46
7:46
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5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
13
12
11
10
10
9
9
14
14
12
10
10
11
Feels °C
5
4
8
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
10
11
9
8
7
7
6
5
10
10
8
5
5
5
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