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Japs Surf Forecast
/ VIC – Far West (22 breaks) / Victoria (127 breaks) /
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Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Japs today?
The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Japs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 861 | 1441 | 3565 | 4009 | 3775 | 3854 | 3035 | 6024 | 6083 | 5087 | 4185 | 3527 | 3126 | 2683 | 2256 | 1968 | 1697 | 1073 | 798 | 635 | 505 | 441 | 450 | 384 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:27PM 0.73 | 12:16AM 0.64 | 12:45PM 0.85 | 12:17AM 0.58 | 1:08PM 0.95 | 12:13AM 0.55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:38PM 0.31 | 6:07AM 0.25 | 7:12PM 0.31 | 6:06AM 0.16 | 7:43PM 0.34 | 6:15AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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