Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.8
WSW
7
3
WSW
8
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1374
1004
790
704
562
545
418
346
298
1082
5183
6782
7211
8121
8498
8370
8640
8282
8464
8889
8783
8680
8149
7635
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:33AM0.86m
1:16PM0.75m
2:02AM0.90m
1:26PM0.74m
2:31AM0.91m
1:36PM0.73m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.25m
7:26PM0.09m
8:02AM0.30m
7:45PM0.03m
8:25AM0.36m
8:05PM0.01m
clear
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cloud
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light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
10
13
15
15
15
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
11
9
6
9
11
10
10
8
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
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