Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1°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 (01 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 9PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)--
Afternoon (01 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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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)
1
1
2
0
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2264
1889
1624
1273
2913
3241
4427
5478
5585
5369
5438
5792
6408
8892
8524
9582
11312
11703
10836
11139
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
45
W
30
NW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:57PM0.76m
2:43AM0.84m
1:57PM0.72m
3:15AM0.85m
1:52PM0.71m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.12m
8:36AM0.34m
8:23PM0.07m
8:56AM0.44m
8:38PM0.03m
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
7
2
1
Temp °C
19
16
13
13
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
8
8
9
6
6
5
6
6
8
8
7
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
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