Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 10 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1285 | 2959 | 1355 | 1541 | 1522 | 1486 | 1254 | 1175 | 551 | 613 | 517 | 521 | 646 | 614 | 752 | 742 | 650 | 479 | 374 | 386 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM1.84m | 4:14AM1.67m | 4:28PM1.83m | 4:46AM1.64m | 5:01PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44AM-0.01m | 10:10PM-0.03m | 10:15AM-0.01m | 10:42PM-0.01m | 10:47AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1285 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1254 | 1175 | 486 | 450 | 517 | 521 | 553 | 614 | 752 | 742 | 650 | 479 | 333 | 232 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 551 | 613 | 380 | 469 | 646 | 531 | 428 | 367 | 361 | 202 | 374 | 386 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 8 | WSW 9 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 138 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 55 | 102 | 129 | 144 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 453 | 2959 | 1355 | 1541 | 1522 | 1486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 38 | 64 | 143 | 214 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 142 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 197 | 197 |
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