Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2786
2716
2486
2391
2299
1980
2070
2070
1468
2503
2503
2594
2383
2293
2140
2238
2341
2140
1983
1712
1838
2090
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM0.66m
1:56AM0.96m
12:59PM0.65m
2:25AM0.97m
12:58PM0.65m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.29m
7:03PM0.08m
8:09AM0.35m
7:17PM0.01m
8:29AM0.43m
7:35PM-0.04m
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Temp °C
15
17
22
24
23
24
22
21
19
19
21
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
18
15
12
13
Feels °C
11
10
16
20
18
17
18
18
16
15
19
16
17
15
15
14
15
15
18
13
9
11
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