Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (02 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1149 | 1007 | 1100 | 974 | 800 | 645 | 533 | 489 | 1173 | 1587 | 1367 | 1599 | 1427 | 1289 | 1269 | 1060 | 966 | 890 | 754 | 607 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:39PM1.08m | 11:32AM1.28m | 00:06AM1.16m | 12:33PM1.40m | 1:01AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.61m | 4:53AM0.54m | 6:06PM0.50m | 6:08AM0.45m | 7:02PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | 6:51 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1149 | 1007 | 1100 | 974 | 800 | 645 | 533 | 489 | 1173 | 1587 | 1367 | 1599 | 1427 | 1289 | 1269 | 1060 | 966 | 890 | 754 | 607 | 587 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 160 | 367 | 169 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 69 | 68 | 118 | 62 | — | — | — | 40 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 217 | 246 | 70 | 102 | 85 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 68 | 172 | 535 | 180 | 68 | 67 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 60 | 562 | 354 | 172 | 140 | 31 | 0 |
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