Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.5° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (29 Oct)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (29 Oct)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4228
5777
6981
7221
6710
6012
5292
4957
4334
4096
3545
3292
2946
2546
2278
1778
1623
1457
1147
1034
878
864
1169
1550
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:46AM1.04m
12:52PM0.56m
3:16AM1.02m
12:59PM0.61m
3:47AM0.97m
1:12PM0.66m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.46m
7:36PM-0.07m
9:36AM0.52m
8:03PM-0.09m
9:47AM0.57m
8:33PM-0.07m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
19
22
21
22
20
19
18
16
18
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
9
7
9
17
20
19
20
16
16
14
13
14
11
9
9
11
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