Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (25 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 12AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)--
Evening (25 Jul)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
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2
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9297
8777
6594
5720
5259
4823
3959
3482
3010
2648
2268
1872
1625
1347
1270
1171
1100
1100
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03PM0.76m
12:45PM0.82m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.17m
00:07AM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
11
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