Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
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5
5
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.2
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1500
1292
1215
1116
1083
917
874
860
724
784
961
1006
821
2726
4103
4005
4834
6115
6043
5311
4471
4218
3323
2999
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
E
5
NE
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM0.64m
12:31PM0.65m
12:02PM0.68m
3:05AM0.47m
12:12PM0.70m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.63m
9:22PM0.27m
8:25PM0.33m
4:45AM0.47m
7:26PM0.34m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
20
23
26
19
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
17
14
15
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19
26
29
29
25
22
Feels °C
18
16
16
18
21
16
13
13
12
13
13
15
14
15
11
13
16
14
16
21
25
26
23
19
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