Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (02 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thu 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1154 | 1100 | 1065 | 1107 | 1169 | 1076 | 923 | 840 | 726 | 638 | 422 | 371 | 489 | 975 | 1382 | 1411 | 1543 | 1380 | 1359 | 1338 | 1269 | 1060 | 983 | 766 | 667 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.19m | 10:39PM1.08m | 11:32AM1.28m | 00:06AM1.16m | 12:33PM1.40m | 1:01AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.55m | 4:33PM0.61m | 4:53AM0.54m | 6:06PM0.50m | 6:08AM0.45m | 7:02PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | 6:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1154 | 1100 | 1065 | 1107 | 1169 | 1076 | 923 | 840 | 726 | 638 | 422 | 371 | 489 | 975 | 1382 | 1411 | 1543 | 1380 | 1359 | 1338 | 1269 | 1060 | 983 | 766 | 667 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 19 | 51 | 48 | 71 | 60 | 303 | 169 | 46 | 71 | 125 | 153 | 146 | 137 | 132 | 16 | — | — | — | 185 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SE 5 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | 75 | 10 | 51 | 15 | 14 | 47 | 160 | 46 | 45 | — | 49 | 49 | — | 65 | — | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 159 | 188 | 184 | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 562 | 68 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 192 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 31 | 0 |
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