Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 1PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
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0
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
SW
13
2.5
WSW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
14
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2267
2036
1915
1756
1457
1284
1217
1197
1177
972
903
1920
2048
2048
5694
8220
8087
8220
7754
8798
9272
10743
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:10PM0.78m
4:45AM0.67m
3:13PM0.75m
5:51AM0.65m
3:03PM0.72m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.38m
10:02PM0.15m
9:39AM0.48m
10:29PM0.14m
9:53AM0.57m
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
7
7
10
10
8
6
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
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