Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 851 | 878 | 791 | 475 | 347 | 396 | 463 | 712 | 865 | 858 | 826 | 804 | 940 | 789 | 787 | 961 | 947 | 769 | 747 | 763 | 750 | 1064 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.13m | 8:33PM1.11m | 10:09AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.09m | 12:09PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.61m | 3:18AM0.62m | 4:42PM0.67m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:33PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 625 | 851 | 878 | 791 | 475 | 347 | 396 | 389 | 308 | 308 | 254 | 208 | 283 | 396 | 448 | 709 | 632 | 534 | 572 | 747 | 659 | 519 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | SSW 18 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 66 | 64 | 46 | 178 | 146 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 14 | — | 787 | 961 | 947 | 769 | 746 | 7 | 31 | 555 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 52 | 163 | 278 | 463 | 712 | 865 | 858 | 826 | 804 | 940 | 789 | — | 646 | — | — | — | 763 | 750 | 1064 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 31 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 513 | 197 | 197 | 140 | 141 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 2 | 0 |
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