Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.9° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (04 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
3
Sunday
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Monday
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Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3408
2981
2885
2885
3056
3326
4077
4471
4705
4826
4645
4412
4356
4356
3905
3856
3604
3792
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
E
5
NNE
10
N
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM0.78m
12:53PM0.75m
5:00AM0.67m
12:46PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:22PM-0.03m
8:36AM0.64m
8:46PM0.03m
7:41AM0.65m
9:05PM0.13m
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Temp °C
12
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Feels °C
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