Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 4PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
3
4
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3545
3292
2946
2546
2278
1778
1623
1457
1147
981
878
784
724
700
624
1047
869
869
800
813
786
734
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
10
ENE
25
NNW
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM0.61m
3:47AM0.97m
1:12PM0.66m
4:20AM0.88m
1:29PM0.68m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.52m
8:03PM-0.09m
9:47AM0.57m
8:33PM-0.07m
9:56AM0.60m
9:03PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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8:02
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Temp °C
11
19
24
23
23
21
21
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
12
13
15
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
16
22
21
20
17
17
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
9
10
12
11
12
11
11
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