Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 6.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 6.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)21ft (6.5m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)23ft (7.0m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)21ft (6.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
16
6.5
WSW
16
7
WSW
16
6.5
SW
16
7
SW
15
6
SW
15
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10879
10839
13223
17101
18560
19832
20925
22974
20431
21297
17234
16276
14340
12741
11402
9876
8924
8177
7327
6656
5961
5353
4743
4309
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
40
NW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:09PM0.98m
1:33PM1.01m
1:54PM1.01m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.10m
3:28AM0.08m
4:53AM0.04m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
11
10
8
8
7
8
9
10
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