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Japs Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
994 | 2219 | 2745 | 2781 | 2527 | 2299 | 2270 | 1909 | 1597 | 1340 | 1321 | 975 | 880 | 867 | 1196 | 1327 | 1308 | 3850 | 4175 | 3915 | 3275 | 2667 | 2317 | 2080 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:46PM0.49m | 12:09PM0.83m | 10:41PM0.44m | 12:32PM0.94m | 10:23PM0.42m | 1:00PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.42m | 4:37AM0.28m | 7:28PM0.40m | 4:39AM0.19m | 8:15PM0.40m | 4:55AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 994 | 2219 | 2745 | 2781 | 2527 | 2299 | 2270 | 1909 | 1597 | 1340 | 1321 | 975 | 880 | 867 | 1196 | 1327 | 1308 | 3850 | 4175 | 3915 | 3275 | 2667 | 2317 | 2080 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 550 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 59 | 973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | 15 | — | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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