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/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
1042 | 960 | 880 | 805 | 734 | 699 | 1065 | 1027 | 1090 | 1128 | 1031 | 936 | 918 | 898 | 916 | 974 | 936 | 954 | 1055 | 1178 | 2383 | 2570 | 2498 | 2337 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:11PM0.50m | 2:03PM1.05m | 10:49PM0.56m | 2:35PM1.00m | 11:32PM0.61m | 3:08PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.50m | 5:55AM-0.07m | 9:07PM0.55m | 6:32AM-0.10m | 9:07PM0.58m | 7:10AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1042 | 960 | 880 | 805 | 734 | 699 | 221 | 276 | 399 | 1128 | 1031 | 528 | 622 | 898 | 916 | 974 | 936 | 954 | 1055 | 791 | 2383 | 2570 | 2498 | 2337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 77 | 251 | 251 | 148 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 404 | 395 | 2 | — | 632 | 700 | 748 | 853 | 832 | 1005 | 1178 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 24 | 41 | 1065 | 1027 | 1090 | — | — | 936 | 918 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 108 | 145 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
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