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/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1210 | 1069 | 868 | 773 | 683 | 546 | 510 | 445 | 398 | 357 | 383 | 319 | 314 | 396 | 373 | 525 | 649 | 773 | 1196 | 1163 | 704 | 1255 | 990 | 1004 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:08PM0.78m | 1:53AM0.57m | 4:34PM0.71m | 3:06AM0.51m | 4:55PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.52m | 8:56AM0.24m | 11:25PM0.47m | 9:16AM0.38m | 1:11AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1210 | 1069 | 868 | 773 | 683 | 546 | 510 | 445 | 398 | 357 | 383 | 319 | 314 | 396 | 373 | 270 | 649 | 773 | 1196 | 1163 | 704 | 1255 | 990 | 1004 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | S 19 | ESE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SW 15 | S 15 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 34 | 69 | 57 | 130 | 125 | 343 | 525 | 256 | 183 | 68 | 49 | 330 | 158 | 234 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | WNW 8 | SW 18 | S 16 | SSW 18 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 10 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 23 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 103 | 33 | 195 | 108 | 133 | 128 | 117 | 11 | 3 | 54 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | E 12 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 27 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 200 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 331 | 333 |
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