Japs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.41° S 142.52° E

Issued: 9 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Japs sea temperature is
15.2° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Japs at 4AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (25 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1942
1729
1673
1359
1249
1147
1018
892
850
760
561
566
590
1446
1576
2111
2215
2378
2423
2423
2423
2491
2560
2490
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:46AM0.67m
11:37AM0.76m
12:04PM0.83m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.23m
1:08AM0.21m
2:11AM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
12
13
Feels °C
13
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
11
12
9
9
8
7
7
6
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
1942
1729
1673
1359
1249
1147
1018
892
850
760
561
442
590
1446
1576
2111
2215
2378
2423
2423
2423
2491
2560
2490
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
22
0.6
SSW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
13
11
22
94
358
566
566
181
302
162
148
154
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
55
54
106
186
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
19
11
5
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
93
93
2
2
0
2
93
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
52
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Far West of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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