Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
5
5
5
5
!
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
13
2.2
SW
9
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
12
1.7
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2546
2034
1794
1765
1082
835
890
736
1876
2205
1451
2095
2150
2402
5128
5019
4663
4586
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:00PM0.86m
12:55PM0.88m
Low Tide
9:41PM0.06m
10:05PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
11
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
7
6
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
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