Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.5° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
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4
4
1
1
2
2
0
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6625
5606
4586
4018
3439
3090
2390
1889
1647
1273
2923
3093
4643
5478
5658
5228
5224
5872
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
N
15
N
20
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
WNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM0.81m
1:57PM0.76m
2:43AM0.84m
1:57PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.18m
8:12AM0.26m
8:11PM0.12m
8:36AM0.34m
8:23PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
12
10
16
18
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
12
10
7
4
8
10
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
8
7
6
6
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