Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1573
1383
1405
2815
2786
2518
2486
2391
2126
2070
1980
2169
1554
2535
2503
2594
2383
2418
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
20
N
10
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
WSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:29AM0.91m
12:59PM0.66m
1:56AM0.96m
12:59PM0.65m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.15m
7:44AM0.29m
7:03PM0.08m
8:09AM0.35m
7:17PM0.01m
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
17
22
24
22
23
23
21
18
19
20
18
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
11
10
17
19
17
18
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
14
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