Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
3
4
4
4
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0
0
0
0
2
!
4
!
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2
3
!
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2114
1891
1450
1299
1099
823
2241
1856
2694
5953
6548
5959
4993
4766
3868
3353
5788
2741
3484
3067
2903
2506
4489
3204
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
30
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:10PM0.87m
1:10PM0.93m
1:19PM0.97m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.07m
11:00PM0.09m
00:07AM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
2
2
3
1
2
8
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
3
3
4
6
8
9
10
10
10
7
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
5
6
4
5
5
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