Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 6.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)21ft (6.5m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)21ft (6.5m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)21ft (6.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
SW
16
6.5
SW
16
7
SW
15
6
SW
15
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18796
19832
20925
18942
20695
22065
17657
16913
15569
13251
11723
11731
9659
8593
7721
6776
6083
5493
4743
4247
4247
4323
4542
4823
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
45
WNW
45
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:09PM0.98m
1:33PM1.01m
1:54PM1.01m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.08m
4:53AM0.04m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
9
10
11
11
10
11
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