Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
723
638
606
483
534
332
313
734
649
494
416
409
314
272
197
164
134
125
196
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
NE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:57PM0.65m
3:36AM0.93m
2:08PM0.66m
4:04AM0.87m
2:15PM0.65m
Low Tide
8:25PM-0.00m
9:37AM0.45m
8:47PM0.02m
9:55AM0.49m
9:08PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
14
16
18
15
12
12
13
17
21
20
20
18
16
16
17
20
21
23
22
21
Feels °C
10
11
15
10
7
8
8
13
19
16
16
15
12
12
13
17
18
19
19
18
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