Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2166 | 2230 | 1867 | 1725 | 1537 | 1357 | 1384 | 1184 | 1098 | 1066 | 999 | 1037 | 941 | 859 | 701 | 621 | 459 | 389 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.77m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:20PM1.67m | 5:33AM1.48m | 5:46PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:06AM0.10m | 11:30PM0.16m | 11:33AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 1725 | 1537 | 1357 | 1384 | 1184 | 1098 | 1066 | 999 | 1037 | 941 | 859 | 701 | 621 | 459 | 389 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 961 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 423 | 361 | 303 | 259 | 224 | 190 | 202 | 270 | 270 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 44 | 24 | 47 | 64 | 92 | 150 | 278 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2166 | 2230 | 1867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 172 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our J-Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest