Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2190 | 1910 | 1481 | 1171 | 1010 | 804 | 576 | 432 | 522 | 380 | 701 | 1614 | 1234 | 813 | 552 | 418 | 371 | 502 | 1655 | 2932 | 2875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.69m | 6:10AM1.50m | 6:39PM1.62m | 6:48AM1.39m | 7:17PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.04m | 00:12AM0.19m | 12:17PM0.12m | 00:52AM0.28m | 12:52PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2190 | 1910 | 1481 | 1171 | 1010 | 804 | 576 | 432 | 392 | 335 | 295 | 1230 | 1234 | 813 | 552 | 418 | 341 | 245 | 273 | 284 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 190 | 407 | 367 | 81 | 49 | 289 | 170 | 191 | 191 | 231 | 196 | 244 | 50 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 36 | 95 | 78 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 205 | 269 | 269 | 100 | 51 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 522 | 380 | 701 | 1614 | — | — | — | — | 371 | 502 | 1655 | 2932 | 2875 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 142 | 142 | 142 |
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