Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
3
4
2
1
0
0
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
1.8
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4242
4405
4220
3834
3281
3056
2576
2386
2005
1846
1609
1535
1388
1103
1588
1640
1795
1960
2101
2135
2170
2239
2310
2121
1974
1944
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30AM0.85m
2:13PM0.55m
5:04AM0.78m
1:54PM0.53m
5:41AM0.72m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.51m
9:12PM0.16m
12:05PM0.52m
9:25PM0.24m
9:11PM0.33m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:05
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8:21
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8:22
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Temp °C
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
13
15
14
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
11
11
9
8
11
11
11
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