Japs surf break

Japs surfForecast / VIC – Far West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 20 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Japs today?

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Dec)--
Afternoon (20 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (20 Dec)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.7
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)10109899998137788881214131278813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3413651511833183182952512161716188218017176534893192285114337116499581037
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
25
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
W
40
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.42
2:29AM
0.99
12:27PM
0.45
2:56AM
1.00
1:06PM
0.47
3:24AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.09
9:59AM
0.42
7:02PM
0.07
10:09AM
0.43
7:36PM
0.05
10:26AM
0.42
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset--8:52-------8:52-------8:52-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11224--------11---
Temp. °C151513121212131514151413131313151616161413131314
Feels °C (?)11129999813131476777910101096667
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