Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1949 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1488 | 947 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 515 | 452 | 423 | 454 | 355 | 624 | 439 | 393 | 396 | 403 | 367 | 346 | 427 | 544 | 461 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.48m | 2:19PM1.39m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:25AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.18m | 9:43AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 1949 | 1837 | 1632 | 1569 | 1488 | 947 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 515 | 452 | 423 | 336 | 355 | 428 | 439 | 393 | 396 | 403 | 367 | 346 | 427 | 544 | 461 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 156 | 230 | 236 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 359 | 353 | 296 | 276 | 222 | 163 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 111 | 98 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 67 | 45 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 89 | 131 | — | 372 | 350 | 222 | 311 | 439 | 358 | 454 | — | 624 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 183 | 140 | 140 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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