Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5585
5588
5651
6011
6623
8508
8178
9798
11718
12129
11287
12751
13817
13642
12378
11184
10671
10494
9567
8434
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
N
35
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:57PM0.72m
3:15AM0.85m
1:52PM0.71m
3:50AM0.82m
1:41PM0.73m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.07m
8:56AM0.44m
8:38PM0.03m
9:05AM0.54m
8:56PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
4
2
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
10
8
8
11
14
15
13
14
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
6
6
5
3
3
5
5
7
5
3
3
5
8
11
10
8
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