Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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3
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3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1712
3645
1820
2240
1248
2845
2327
5962
7375
8517
8408
7556
7187
5423
6701
6628
6628
6704
7206
6497
6757
6644
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
N
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
30
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:02PM0.67m
1:29AM0.82m
1:09PM0.65m
1:54AM0.91m
1:19PM0.64m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.30m
7:00PM0.24m
7:45AM0.30m
7:08PM0.15m
8:12AM0.31m
7:24PM0.08m
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6:52
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6:48
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7:42
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7:43
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1
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3
1
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Temp °C
11
15
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
18
21
23
21
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
9
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
12
15
18
18
11
12
10
9
6
4
5
4
4
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