Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1374 | 1569 | 2248 | 2834 | 4591 | 11431 | 10402 | 8937 | 7905 | 6749 | 5918 | 4748 | 4183 | 3657 | 3159 | 2740 | 2318 | 2174 | 2071 | 1791 | 1534 | 1249 | 1048 | 1223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.34m | 3:15AM1.44m | 3:43PM1.40m | 3:49AM1.47m | 4:16PM1.44m | 4:21AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58AM0.31m | 9:07PM0.39m | 9:32AM0.26m | 9:42PM0.34m | 10:04AM0.21m | 10:16PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1374 | 1569 | 2248 | 2834 | 3260 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 5918 | 4748 | 4183 | 3657 | 3159 | 2740 | 2318 | 2174 | 2071 | 1791 | 1534 | 1249 | 1048 | 1223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 4 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 241 | 432 | 1522 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | 12 | 13 | 10 | 65 | 56 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 5 | S 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 11 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 20 | 64 | 81 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 9 | — | 4591 | 11431 | 10402 | 8937 | 7905 | 6749 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 40 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 179 | 143 | 143 | 257 | 142 | 142 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 179 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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