Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 10AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (03 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
3
2
2
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2449
2032
1712
2662
2278
2318
4864
4510
3863
3344
2979
3256
3079
2481
1839
1397
1251
1049
904
1602
1521
1233
999
802
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:26AM0.65m
2:47PM0.85m
3:01AM0.69m
2:54PM0.79m
3:38AM0.71m
2:51PM0.74m
Low Tide
8:16AM0.20m
9:11PM0.24m
8:44AM0.28m
9:21PM0.20m
9:10AM0.38m
9:31PM0.15m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
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5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
10
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
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