Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.3° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
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5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
18
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
521
653
644
967
1611
1519
1482
2741
2897
3493
3539
3152
2717
2391
4066
3927
3154
3039
2668
2601
2721
2626
2457
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:19AM0.71m
2:36PM0.71m
5:13AM0.70m
2:06PM0.73m
1:30PM0.79m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.49m
9:44PM0.11m
9:26AM0.60m
10:01PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
7
9
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
11
11
11
12
11
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
5
3
4
6
6
9
9
9
7
7
7
10
11
10
6
5
4
6
4
7
5
4
3
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