Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)--
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, moderate winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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0
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0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
3
WSW
10
4
W
12
5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
6
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
5.5
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
15
6.5
WSW
16
7
WSW
15
7
SW
15
6.5
SW
16
6.5
SW
15
6
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
5.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
862
754
1685
3943
5526
7759
7891
8878
9875
9578
9414
9644
12667
16204
18822
19870
20129
21340
21656
19335
19172
17550
15276
13467
Wind (km/h)
40
N
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
W
45
W
40
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:30PM0.82m
12:45PM0.92m
1:09PM0.98m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.12m
1:32AM0.10m
3:28AM0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
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5:23
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
7
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
10
9
8
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
5
6
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