Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4675
3901
2787
5428
4777
4193
3377
2801
2474
2171
1864
1544
1607
1583
1558
1723
2241
2207
2174
2283
2639
3163
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM0.77m
12:51PM0.82m
12:50PM0.87m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.21m
10:23PM0.27m
9:23PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
4
4
4
1
Temp °C
8
9
13
14
14
14
15
14
11
13
13
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
9
11
12
11
11
10
7
10
11
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
12
10
8
5
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