Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 695 | 624 | 614 | 661 | 486 | 881 | 1914 | 2317 | 2238 | 1890 | 1749 | 1498 | 1286 | 1185 | 1003 | 874 | 798 | 646 | 522 | 455 | 414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:56PM0.95m | 12:15PM0.96m | 00:28AM1.02m | 1:12PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.77m | 4:51AM0.75m | 6:22PM0.77m | 6:53AM0.63m | 7:18PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | 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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 364 | 291 | 298 | 661 | 486 | 881 | 1914 | 2317 | 2238 | 1890 | 1749 | 1498 | 1286 | 1185 | 1003 | 874 | 798 | 646 | 522 | 455 | 414 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 695 | 624 | 614 | 260 | 235 | 195 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 84 | 108 | 108 | — | 51 | 94 | 126 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 125 | 121 | — | 382 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 112 | 137 | 56 | 93 | 184 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 19 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 354 | 423 | 197 | 140 |
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