Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (09 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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)
0
2
4
3
2
3
2
0
1
3
2
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1744
1510
1256
1082
891
669
593
593
604
553
515
739
816
1500
1856
2009
1760
1712
1712
1688
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:20AM0.91m
12:10PM0.52m
1:43AM0.97m
12:30PM0.53m
2:08AM1.00m
Low Tide
5:57PM0.17m
8:02AM0.39m
6:18PM0.10m
8:26AM0.39m
6:42PM0.06m
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clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
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8:12
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Temp °C
13
10
8
7
7
16
19
18
19
18
14
14
16
21
24
18
17
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
3
3
13
16
13
14
14
10
9
12
18
21
14
13
12
10
8
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