Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
1
0
!
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1607
1583
1583
1750
2417
2207
2283
2283
2775
3163
3051
2895
2526
2248
1945
1915
1806
1569
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
E
10
SE
5
S
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:50PM0.87m
00:11AM0.35m
12:58PM0.90m
Low Tide
10:23PM0.27m
9:23PM0.33m
4:49AM0.27m
8:29PM0.35m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
2
5
7
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
8
9
11
10
7
6
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
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