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Japs Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 01 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
1812 | 1779 | 1705 | 1504 | 1285 | 1172 | 1069 | 984 | 905 | 919 | 852 | 933 | 852 | 933 | 990 | 1048 | 2417 | 2962 | 2789 | 2221 | 2124 | 1665 | 1027 | 1152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:34PM0.89m | 11:41PM0.56m | 12:57PM0.95m | 11:56PM0.56m | 1:21PM0.98m | 00:12AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.37m | 5:44AM0.12m | 7:31PM0.37m | 6:04AM0.07m | 7:54PM0.38m | 6:26AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 1812 | 1779 | 1705 | 1504 | 1285 | 1172 | 1069 | 984 | 905 | 919 | 852 | 933 | 852 | 933 | 990 | 1048 | 2417 | 2962 | 2789 | 2221 | 2124 | 1665 | 1027 | 1152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | E 6 | W 8 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 29 | — | 19 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 67 | 3 | 6 | 103 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 406 | 451 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | E 4 | E 6 | — | E 6 | S 11 | ESE 6 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | — | 10 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 222 | — | — | — | 4 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 89 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 120 |
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