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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 AEDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 6AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 1670 | 1450 | 1404 | 1381 | 1392 | 1271 | 1189 | 1125 | 1229 | 1182 | 1036 | 990 | 1021 | 865 | 851 | 677 | 645 | 634 | 634 | 645 | 606 | 1443 | 1657 | 1498 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29AM 0.85 | 3:11PM 0.57 | 4:49AM 0.78 | 4:22PM 0.53 | 5:03AM 0.72 | 6:13PM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:52AM 0.45 | 9:35PM 0.21 | 11:29AM 0.40 | 10:02PM 0.34 | 12:15PM 0.35 | 10:10PM 0.46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
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