Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3068
3286
3612
3197
3306
3261
2763
2724
2140
2610
1785
1663
2687
2609
2570
2762
2499
2288
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10AM0.76m
12:52PM0.61m
1:28AM0.87m
12:56PM0.56m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.29m
7:28AM0.32m
6:41PM0.24m
8:02AM0.32m
6:44PM0.16m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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7:57
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7:58
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 mm
3
2
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3
5
1
3
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
6
8
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
6
6
7
8
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