Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
2
1
3
2
4
4
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2758
2372
2424
2119
1972
1762
1450
1197
933
823
2087
1856
2509
5953
6548
5682
5491
4766
3868
3353
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
10
E
20
SE
15
NNE
15
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:30PM0.79m
1:10PM0.87m
1:10PM0.93m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.07m
11:00PM0.09m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
2
5
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
7
5
3
4
4
5
7
9
9
8
7
9
6
6
5
5
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