Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
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)
!
!
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3924
3060
2647
2415
2345
2002
2012
1783
1668
1537
1319
1210
1006
944
786
724
645
634
645
767
778
852
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
W
15
NE
20
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:13PM0.81m
00:26AM0.44m
12:20PM0.83m
00:14AM0.53m
12:31PM0.82m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.33m
5:04AM0.32m
7:14PM0.33m
5:43AM0.27m
6:58PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
13
15
15
15
14
13
15
17
22
21
18
19
19
16
14
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
7
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
15
20
18
16
16
17
13
12
12
13
11
10
10
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