Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (14 Nov)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (14 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
836
865
917
1193
2422
2358
2517
2450
3130
3199
3135
2746
2843
2390
3685
3894
4054
3940
3572
3281
2948
2576
2386
2005
1846
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:29AM0.95m
1:46PM0.58m
3:58AM0.90m
2:03PM0.57m
4:30AM0.85m
2:13PM0.55m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.46m
8:26PM0.05m
10:20AM0.49m
8:51PM0.10m
10:58AM0.51m
9:12PM0.16m
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6:07
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8:19
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8:20
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8:22
 mm
5
1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
9
9
10
9
8
7
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
7
7
8
8
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