Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Japs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 8PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2946
2546
2184
1778
1623
1346
1147
966
878
864
724
700
1112
928
939
503
450
511
855
798
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
ENE
15
NNE
25
NW
10
NE
15
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM0.61m
3:47AM0.97m
1:12PM0.66m
4:20AM0.88m
1:29PM0.68m
Low Tide
8:03PM-0.09m
9:47AM0.57m
8:33PM-0.07m
9:56AM0.60m
9:03PM0.00m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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Temp °C
25
23
22
21
19
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
23
21
19
15
17
15
12
12
11
10
11
10
8
9
11
11
12
13
12
10
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