Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 3 am 16 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 16). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (16 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
SW
18
2.1
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.7
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
808
843
761
1453
2140
3287
3001
2525
2155
1977
1712
1428
1218
919
905
649
609
528
409
355
309
314
272
404
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
NW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:43PM1.04m
2:13PM1.02m
2:39PM0.98m
Low Tide
4:49AM-0.02m
5:40AM-0.05m
6:28AM-0.04m
9:30PM0.54m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
7
4
1
2
2
1
2
3
6
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
16
16
15
13
15
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
12
12
11
11
10
8
10
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
2.1
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
Energy kJ
808
843
761
765
2140
3287
3001
2525
2155
1977
1712
1428
1218
919
905
649
609
528
409
355
309
314
272
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.5
W
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
26
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
Energy kJ
322
251
616
1453
526
54
32
31
17
17
7
7
6
2
2
2
1
2
13
25
57
122
109
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
25
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
23
0.5
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
Energy kJ
62
239
151
116
82
6
2
1
13
13
55
107
265
404
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
0.6
NNW
4
Energy kJ
5
10
13
61
40
12
9
22
6
12
13
13
6
5
3
5
4
3
4
14
280
242
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
120
34
57
0
0
0
0
34
34
0
0
0
0
2
36
34
51
0
34
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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