Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
12
3.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
6
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
15
6
WSW
16
6
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1889
1728
1521
1554
1203
1111
862
754
1968
3607
3253
7263
8294
7778
9718
9575
9438
9644
12513
15151
17079
18264
17976
19832
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
35
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
60
W
50
W
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:30PM0.82m
12:45PM0.92m
1:09PM0.98m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.16m
00:08AM0.12m
1:32AM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
7
3
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
10
11
15
10
8
7
11
11
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
Feels °C
9
5
4
3
4
3
7
2
1
-2
-1
1
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
5
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