Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.4° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.2
SW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1025
929
799
688
760
528
1272
1399
1298
1124
1124
1131
1314
1413
1439
1439
1439
1087
896
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:11AM0.61m
12:19PM0.58m
10:52AM0.56m
00:57AM0.58m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.25m
10:34AM0.58m
9:05PM0.38m
6:16PM0.41m
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clear
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clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
14
13
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
12
11
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
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