Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1111 | 1092 | 1073 | 1004 | 1167 | 957 | 1167 | 1083 | 1280 | 1401 | 2136 | 3752 | 4793 | 6267 | 5272 | 4237 | 3428 | 2970 | 3097 | 3971 | 3874 | 3891 | 3524 | 3296 |
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 | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:54PM1.43m | 12:34PM1.25m | 00:53AM1.52m | 1:32PM1.35m | 1:48AM1.60m | 2:23PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.35m | 6:27PM0.38m | 7:22AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.30m | 8:13AM0.15m | 8:22PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1111 | 1092 | 1073 | 1004 | 73 | 957 | 1167 | 1083 | 1280 | 1401 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2970 | 3097 | 3971 | 3874 | 3891 | 3524 | 3296 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | WSW 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 81 | 85 | 80 | 99 | 96 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | 20 | 202 | 24 | 44 | 42 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 60 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 21 | 44 | 44 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | SW 11 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1167 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 2136 | 3752 | 4793 | 6267 | 5272 | 4237 | 3428 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 427 | 662 | 256 | 143 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 172 | 141 |
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