Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 7PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3680
3495
6711
6921
6564
8054
9547
8970
8987
9012
8476
7847
6532
6144
4675
3901
2787
5428
4777
4247
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
2:22PM0.74m
5:45AM0.64m
1:57PM0.74m
1:16PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.11m
8:47AM0.61m
10:11PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
9
8
8
8
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
8
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
9
12
13
9
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