Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2646 | 2581 | 2581 | 2540 | 2340 | 1949 | 1702 | 1632 | 1569 | 1390 | 1041 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 452 | 452 | 496 | 430 | 442 | 403 | 276 | 265 | 245 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.39m | 1:19PM1.26m | 1:39AM1.48m | 2:19PM1.39m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:09PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.36m | 7:17PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 2646 | 2581 | 2581 | 2540 | 2340 | 1949 | 1702 | 1632 | 1569 | 1390 | 1041 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 452 | 452 | 444 | 430 | 329 | 258 | 265 | 233 | 245 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 136 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 359 | 302 | 296 | 276 | 265 | 163 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 96 | 200 | 218 | 404 | 447 | 496 | — | 442 | 403 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 31 | 140 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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