Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (03 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2002
1847
1583
1452
1207
1025
929
799
688
837
528
614
1600
1437
1243
1048
1106
1046
1046
1164
1164
1314
773
1830
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:28AM0.69m
1:43PM0.63m
6:11AM0.61m
12:19PM0.58m
10:52AM0.56m
00:57AM0.58m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.60m
9:45PM0.25m
10:34AM0.58m
9:05PM0.38m
6:16PM0.41m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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6:18
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6:16
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8:06
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8:07
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2
3
1
1
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Temp °C
12
14
15
15
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
12
11
14
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
11
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
10
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