Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
2.2
W
11
3
W
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
905
919
852
852
852
933
990
1139
1516
2182
1197
1949
1146
1699
1165
757
649
1069
1928
3580
2469
2066
1817
2546
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:57PM0.95m
11:56PM0.56m
1:21PM0.98m
00:12AM0.56m
1:47PM0.99m
00:28AM0.57m
Low Tide
7:31PM0.37m
6:04AM0.07m
7:54PM0.38m
6:26AM0.04m
8:16PM0.41m
6:50AM0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:11
7:13
7:13
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
2
5
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
19
20
17
16
14
15
19
18
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
17
14
12
14
12
15
13
11
13
12
11
10
8
9
7
8
9
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
1.8
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
2.2
W
11
1.7
SW
12
0.1
E
10
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
905
919
852
852
852
933
990
1139
1516
2182
918
1949
1146
1699
1165
757
637
1069
892
2
932
1028
876
465
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
1.8
SW
13
0.1
S
10
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.5
S
18
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
10
6
1
1
1
5
17
57
3
2
1197
2
609
418
294
680
649
689
158
596
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
5
5
22
2
2
2
10
8
6
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.8
WNW
5
1.1
NW
8
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
3
W
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
8
6
9
9
8
3
37
154
3
12
59
18
28
22
13
1928
3580
2469
2066
1817
2546
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
51
51
89
51
81
0
0
0
34
51
0
34
34
34
57
57
120
120
388
333
331
333
77
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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