Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.3°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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
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3
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2643
2610
2578
2941
2905
2687
2513
2140
1915
3385
4237
2946
823
1424
1864
2169
2355
2295
6687
8517
9370
8975
7976
7187
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
35
NW
35
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
5
SSE
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:55AM0.57m
12:58PM0.69m
1:08AM0.71m
1:02PM0.67m
1:29AM0.82m
1:09PM0.65m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.33m
7:04PM0.32m
7:14AM0.30m
7:00PM0.24m
7:45AM0.30m
7:08PM0.15m
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Temp °C
13
16
16
19
23
22
18
17
15
12
11
15
17
16
15
13
12
12
12
18
21
23
19
16
Feels °C
8
8
8
12
18
19
13
11
10
7
6
9
12
10
9
10
9
10
10
14
15
18
18
14
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