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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 23 Apr 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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
2345 | 2174 | 1543 | 1315 | 1111 | 822 | 662 | 447 | 961 | 933 | 841 | 966 | 1261 | 1273 | 1308 | 2080 | 2157 | 2032 | 1791 | 1619 | 1510 | 1613 | 1387 | 1403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:51AM0.70m | 4:19PM0.76m | 1:01AM0.69m | 5:05PM0.67m | 00:45AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.61m | 8:27AM0.01m | 9:10PM0.62m | 8:54AM0.12m | 9:06PM0.62m | 9:07AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
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Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 2345 | 2174 | 1543 | 1315 | 1111 | 822 | 662 | 447 | 961 | 933 | 841 | 966 | 1261 | 1273 | 1308 | 2080 | 2157 | 2032 | 1791 | 1619 | 1510 | 1613 | 1387 | 1403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | 277 | 45 | 69 | 149 | 184 | — | 594 | 737 | 2 | — | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
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