Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.8°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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (13 Nov)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (13 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1261
1200
1076
1058
913
826
812
675
765
792
929
760
865
917
1193
2294
2233
2517
2725
2982
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
0
NE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:01AM0.99m
1:27PM0.57m
3:29AM0.95m
1:46PM0.58m
3:58AM0.90m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.01m
9:29AM0.44m
8:00PM0.02m
9:52AM0.46m
8:26PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
9
10
13
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
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