Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
16.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121010101010101112161616151515141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)505441443441386394347381384270427406435424418590573123612881249123012301129936
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13AM
0.55
1:34PM
1.01
12:09AM
0.55
2:03PM
1.04
12:12AM
0.59
2:35PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.06
8:08PM
0.40
6:33AM
-0.03
8:28PM
0.47
6:58AM
-0.09
8:42PM
0.53
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:58--------7:00-------7:01----
Sunset-----5:57-------5:55-------5:54--
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9910131922211815141415151515141414141723232423
Feels °C (?)55591519171513141415141414131312111523212118
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