Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1412 | 2002 | 2055 | 2391 | 2643 | 3725 | 4512 | 4271 | 3567 | 3031 | 2515 | 2306 | 2379 | 2495 | 2576 | 2574 | 2927 | 3657 | 3664 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.41m | 8:17AM1.16m | 8:59PM1.29m | 9:50AM1.06m | 10:46PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.45m | 2:21PM0.48m | 3:39AM0.54m | 3:54PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1412 | 2002 | 2055 | 2391 | 2643 | 3725 | 4512 | 4271 | 3567 | 3031 | 2515 | 2306 | 2379 | 2495 | 2576 | 2574 | 2927 | 3657 | 3664 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 231 | 225 | 183 | 148 | 148 | 115 | 115 | 90 | 92 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 64 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 139 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 183 | 197 | 140 | 52 |
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