Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 4.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (02 Jul)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
5
W
14
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
16
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1697
3200
3099
10380
24766
24216
23180
19679
18583
15784
11774
9278
6970
5721
4913
4576
4202
4380
5722
7857
10270
12127
14036
13311
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
50
W
40
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:19PM0.97m
00:48AM0.49m
2:43PM0.96m
1:32AM0.51m
3:06PM0.94m
2:15AM0.53m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.42m
7:07AM0.09m
9:34PM0.40m
7:41AM0.12m
9:52PM0.38m
8:13AM0.17m
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light rain
thunderstorm
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
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5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
4
5
6
7
5
6
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
10
0.6
SW
20
4.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
17
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
15
4.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
17
5
SSW
17
Energy kJ
688
2276
248
6711
20771
14776
11774
9278
6970
5721
4913
4576
4202
4380
5722
7857
10270
12127
14036
13311
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
18
Energy kJ
25
40
3255
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
4
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
5
W
14
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
6.5
SW
16
6
SW
16
6
SW
15
Energy kJ
1697
3200
3099
10380
24766
24216
23180
19679
18583
15784
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
1
4
9
9
9
Distance (km)
662
665
656
547
656
656
648
650
648
567
77
77
77
77
77
145
145
567
158
346
145
280
280
159
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
7
5
7
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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