Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 11AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
5
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
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0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5200
4689
4107
3792
3544
3185
3152
2614
2449
2032
1712
2662
2278
2318
2223
3478
3635
3459
2888
2647
2373
1910
1508
1242
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:52AM0.60m
2:36PM0.91m
2:26AM0.65m
2:47PM0.85m
3:01AM0.69m
2:54PM0.79m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.15m
9:01PM0.28m
8:16AM0.20m
9:11PM0.24m
8:44AM0.28m
9:21PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
14
14
12
11
9
8
9
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
2
3
7
7
6
3
3
1
3
4
5
4
3
4
7
5
4
5
5
6
6
7
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