Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jun)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (12 Jun)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
4
!
!
!
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3278
2995
2587
2073
6048
5050
4466
4043
3710
3039
3311
3013
3466
3468
4053
3266
3452
3440
3293
3061
2925
2418
2078
1463
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
W
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43AM0.77m
12:08PM0.89m
12:39PM0.98m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.21m
3:03AM0.13m
3:56AM0.05m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
5
6
1
Temp °C
12
14
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
17
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
6
9
12
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
3278
2995
2587
2073
6048
5050
4466
4043
3710
3039
3311
3013
3466
3468
4053
3266
3452
3440
3293
3061
2925
2418
2078
1463
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
1.5
SW
19
1.1
W
10
1.7
W
11
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSW
12
1.6
SW
15
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
22
75
458
1593
239
639
11
30
1039
195
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
1.8
NW
10
0.6
NNW
4
1.4
W
10
Energy kJ
14
18
18
6
13
20
31
17
566
13
418
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
17
34
34
51
129
129
301
317
467
81
77
77
77
77
77
77
24
77
77
99
17
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
8
9
6
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
9
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