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Japs Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | |
905 | 919 | 852 | 852 | 852 | 933 | 990 | 1139 | 1516 | 2182 | 1197 | 1949 | 1146 | 1699 | 1165 | 757 | 649 | 1069 | 1928 | 3580 | 2469 | 2066 | 1817 | 2546 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:57PM0.95m | 11:56PM0.56m | 1:21PM0.98m | 00:12AM0.56m | 1:47PM0.99m | 00:28AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.37m | 6:04AM0.07m | 7:54PM0.38m | 6:26AM0.04m | 8:16PM0.41m | 6:50AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
17 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 905 | 919 | 852 | 852 | 852 | 933 | 990 | 1139 | 1516 | 2182 | 918 | 1949 | 1146 | 1699 | 1165 | 757 | 637 | 1069 | 892 | 2 | 932 | 1028 | 876 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 1197 | 2 | 609 | 418 | 294 | 680 | 649 | 689 | — | — | — | — | 158 | 596 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | NW 3 | — | N 4 | — | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 154 | — | 3 | — | 12 | — | 59 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 13 | 1928 | 3580 | 2469 | 2066 | 1817 | 2546 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 51 | 89 | 51 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 51 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 57 | 120 | 120 | 388 | 333 | 331 | 333 | 77 | 77 |
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