Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (05 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (05 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
17
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5652
8375
11644
13196
14563
13664
11460
9482
8116
7067
5884
4454
3436
2887
2392
1949
1469
1264
1110
1143
2715
2201
2241
2157
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:15AM0.53m
3:27PM0.89m
3:00AM0.54m
3:43PM0.83m
3:48AM0.56m
3:50PM0.75m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.38m
8:13AM0.17m
10:10PM0.35m
8:44AM0.24m
10:26PM0.33m
9:13AM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
10
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
6
5
7
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
14
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
17
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
5652
8375
11644
13196
14563
13664
11460
9482
8116
7067
5884
4454
3436
2887
2392
1949
1469
1264
1110
1143
2715
2201
2241
2157
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SW
20
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
39
51
40
29
22
14
98
427
711
92
85
58
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
SW
18
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
10
396
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
Energy kJ
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
5
3
5
9
9
2
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
128
346
346
227
331
227
280
196
331
36
34
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
99
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Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
8
8
8
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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