Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2968
2724
2667
3192
3212
2981
2885
2717
3056
3326
3864
4471
4705
4826
4645
4412
4356
4356
3905
3856
3557
3745
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
12:55PM0.72m
4:06AM0.78m
12:53PM0.75m
5:00AM0.67m
12:46PM0.77m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.59m
8:22PM-0.03m
8:36AM0.64m
8:46PM0.03m
7:41AM0.65m
9:05PM0.13m
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2
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
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10
12
13
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11
Feels °C
5
5
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6
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7
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
5
4
8
8
9
9
8
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