Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.2°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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)18ft (5.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10288
10833
10987
12438
13486
13137
11895
11527
11009
10494
9567
8738
7773
6383
5816
6653
9679
8393
7042
5992
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
30
N
40
NNW
35
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:52PM0.71m
3:50AM0.82m
1:41PM0.73m
4:32AM0.75m
1:26PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.03m
9:05AM0.54m
8:56PM0.01m
8:53AM0.63m
9:17PM0.02m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
12
14
15
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
7
6
4
7
8
10
8
10
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
6
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