Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
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4
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3169
3216
3264
3312
3898
3659
3710
3056
6625
5674
4586
3856
3439
2907
2111
1776
1647
1484
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45AM0.75m
1:52PM0.81m
2:13AM0.81m
1:57PM0.76m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.24m
7:44AM0.20m
8:01PM0.18m
8:12AM0.26m
8:11PM0.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
 mm
5
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
15
14
13
11
11
16
18
18
14
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
8
7
10
12
13
11
9
6
5
8
10
11
9
8
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