Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
3
4
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3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
W
11
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
1.9
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
1144
1156
555
584
2409
3857
3524
1632
3601
3911
3495
6711
6921
7332
8308
7668
7842
7239
6472
6607
6623
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
W
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06AM0.76m
2:29PM0.75m
4:46AM0.71m
2:22PM0.74m
5:45AM0.64m
1:57PM0.74m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.48m
9:33PM0.07m
9:23AM0.55m
9:53PM0.11m
8:47AM0.61m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
13
14
13
12
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
2
6
4
4
6
6
5
8
9
8
7
5
5
5
7
7
8
9
8
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