Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AEDT
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Japs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Japs sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
0
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141614141413131313121212121212121212121414141310
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12032352262628032380190317501723147112811150104897086978665053748696014021641160848412317
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
SW
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.68
4:16PM
0.93
2:20AM
0.72
4:50PM
0.85
2:22AM
0.75
5:30PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
-0.06
9:56PM
0.52
9:23AM
-0.07
9:59PM
0.59
9:48AM
-0.04
9:45PM
0.63
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--7:35-------7:35-------7:37-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:35-------7:32--
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1--------1------111123
Temp. °C202218172025232018171718201917161515141412131212
Feels °C (?)192015171924232018161617191715131111963322
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