Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (20 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
3
2
1
0
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0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2933
2856
2492
1785
4324
4096
3620
4214
4459
3298
7945
8130
7729
7346
7141
7241
8040
10821
11510
10421
8842
7046
Wind (km/h)
30
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:38AM0.67m
1:21PM0.71m
12:42PM0.74m
12:16PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.60m
9:14PM0.16m
9:14PM0.23m
8:41PM0.29m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
21
23
18
15
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
12
15
10
8
5
3
2
2
4
5
6
7
7
6
4
4
7
7
8
7
6
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