Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2201 | 2011 | 1914 | 1381 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 850 | 1150 | 1229 | 1543 | 4635 | 2483 | 5757 | 5923 | 5827 | 3510 | 3004 | 2662 | 2590 | 2727 | 2412 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.24m | 2:27PM1.23m | 2:32AM1.34m | 3:02PM1.34m | 3:06AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.49m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.39m | 9:22AM0.24m | 9:34PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2201 | 2011 | 1914 | 1381 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 700 | 1150 | 1229 | 1543 | 4635 | 2483 | 5757 | 5923 | 5827 | 3510 | 3004 | 2662 | 2590 | 2727 | 2412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 85 | 64 | 481 | 475 | 422 | 553 | 419 | 479 | 18 | 240 | 590 | 859 | 20 | 1377 | 15 | 17 | 26 | — | 164 | 131 | 120 | 121 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 77 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 38 | 41 | 30 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 70 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | — | 850 | 82 | 97 | 87 | — | 226 | — | — | 7 | 373 | 351 | 183 | 214 | 204 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 140 | 140 | 3 | 140 | 299 | 251 | 349 | 180 | 197 | 594 | 31 | 31 | 197 |
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