Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.6
SW
18
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1760
1760
1501
3136
3222
2925
2550
2404
2298
2083
1776
1649
1649
1468
1321
978
951
885
2423
3138
8026
9120
9121
9415
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
40
N
40
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:55PM0.66m
1:17PM0.71m
12:30PM0.82m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.21m
11:24PM0.16m
00:08AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
13
14
12
10
9
9
10
11
15
10
8
10
9
10
11
12
Feels °C
9
11
9
8
7
6
6
6
9
11
8
5
4
3
4
3
7
2
0
1
0
1
2
3
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