Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 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 (13 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)--
Afternoon (13 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (13 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
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
2.1
WSW
7
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2129
1832
1520
1441
1179
1004
790
704
562
553
418
346
449
1279
4169
5753
6868
8237
8498
9282
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:07PM0.77m
1:33AM0.86m
1:16PM0.75m
2:02AM0.90m
1:26PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:12PM0.17m
7:37AM0.25m
7:26PM0.09m
8:02AM0.30m
7:45PM0.03m
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
21
17
15
13
12
13
13
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
Feels °C
17
17
16
13
11
9
10
9
10
8
10
8
5
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
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