Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 5PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5678
5140
4645
4181
3869
3195
2883
2554
2356
2037
1736
1575
1573
1383
1405
2904
2697
2518
2486
2212
2034
1846
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:50PM0.75m
1:05AM0.83m
12:56PM0.70m
1:29AM0.91m
12:59PM0.66m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.23m
6:49PM0.22m
7:17AM0.24m
6:54PM0.15m
7:44AM0.29m
7:03PM0.08m
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Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
11
13
13
12
12
14
14
17
21
21
21
23
Feels °C
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
8
9
9
7
8
10
9
11
15
16
15
15
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