Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
3
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
2
1
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0
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.9
W
10
1.4
SW
13
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
4.5
W
10
5.5
W
13
7.5
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
7.5
WSW
16
7.5
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
501
501
509
617
681
671
655
642
978
1319
1697
4314
9745
30528
27171
27720
26421
21097
16019
11757
9270
7199
6344
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
50
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
50
WNW
50
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:54PM0.97m
00:01AM0.46m
2:19PM0.97m
00:48AM0.49m
2:43PM0.96m
1:32AM0.51m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.10m
9:14PM0.43m
6:31AM0.09m
9:20PM0.42m
7:07AM0.09m
9:34PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
2
4
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
16
15
14
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
9
8
8
4
4
6
3
4
3
1
1
-1
-2
1
-1
2
3
3
4
6
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
17
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
509
501
501
509
617
681
671
651
642
552
629
619
3091
6125
24938
16019
11757
9270
7199
6344
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
2.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
181
244
264
249
151
2
4
40
40
315
3524
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
5
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.9
W
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
4.5
W
10
5.5
W
13
7.5
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
7.5
WSW
16
7.5
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
24
6
6
6
12
232
471
655
790
978
1319
1697
4314
9745
30528
27171
27720
26421
21097
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
7
5
5
Distance (km)
0
34
51
139
51
120
656
452
388
656
662
665
650
656
656
656
632
648
650
683
145
77
77
145
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
7
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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