Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 3PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8912
11188
11366
10955
9200
7448
6034
5024
3924
3060
2647
2415
2310
2002
1904
1783
1668
1537
1319
1210
1006
812
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM0.77m
2:20AM0.39m
12:13PM0.81m
00:26AM0.44m
12:20PM0.83m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.29m
3:42AM0.39m
7:49PM0.33m
5:04AM0.32m
7:14PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
11
11
11
10
8
8
8
10
14
14
16
15
14
14
15
16
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
5
8
7
6
7
6
4
4
4
7
11
10
12
11
11
10
11
14
18
18
18
17
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