Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 361 | 314 | 268 | 183 | 150 | 171 | 200 | 355 | 386 | 331 | 326 | 331 | 480 | 487 | 1144 | 1431 | 1907 | 1838 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.50m | 2:26AM1.51m | 2:48PM1.66m | 3:02AM1.61m | 3:22PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.13m | 9:01PM0.11m | 9:09AM0.03m | 9:35PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 224 | 184 | 184 | 155 | 155 | 150 | 146 | 153 | 155 | 386 | 331 | 326 | 331 | 480 | 418 | 1144 | 1431 | 1907 | 1838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 367 | 361 | 314 | 268 | 183 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 355 | 160 | 133 | 108 | 113 | 88 | 487 | 407 | 393 | 90 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 77 | 74 | 75 | 48 | 47 | 54 | 171 | 200 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 15 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 62 | 57 | 34 | 18 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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