Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
!
2
4
4
4
5
4
2
1
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
10
4
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2866
2313
1983
1767
2492
3023
3080
2686
2492
1785
4446
3669
3047
4099
4633
3572
7832
8457
7835
7243
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
40
NNW
35
NW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:43PM0.71m
4:38AM0.67m
1:21PM0.71m
12:42PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:02PM0.10m
8:38AM0.60m
9:14PM0.16m
9:14PM0.23m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
16
13
16
21
23
18
15
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
14
14
17
14
11
7
9
12
15
10
8
6
3
1
3
4
4
5
6
7
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