Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 5.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5.5
SSW
17
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18456
19025
18475
16761
14054
11980
10256
9163
7836
6653
5940
5359
4955
5343
6192
7330
7713
8016
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
0
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:50PM0.40m
12:54PM0.86m
00:05AM0.53m
12:56PM0.82m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.37m
5:13AM0.24m
7:39PM0.40m
6:00AM0.21m
7:09PM0.34m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
7
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