Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 676 | 990 | 1152 | 1363 | 1285 | 1266 | 1360 | 1266 | 678 | 1247 | 961 | 851 | 838 | 786 | 773 | 683 | 568 | 785 | 1451 | 1340 | 1376 | 1782 | 2153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.19m | 9:00PM1.35m | 9:22AM1.10m | 10:05PM1.28m | 10:40AM1.06m | 11:14PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.41m | 3:27AM0.53m | 3:22PM0.51m | 4:39AM0.56m | 4:32PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 377 | 676 | 990 | 1152 | 1363 | 1285 | 1266 | 1360 | 1266 | 678 | 1247 | 961 | 851 | 838 | 786 | 773 | 683 | 546 | 785 | 1451 | 1340 | 1376 | 1782 | 2153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 233 | 140 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 530 | 14 | 254 | 337 | 266 | 362 | 441 | 554 | 568 | 494 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 470 | 845 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | SW 22 | SSW 22 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 78 | 63 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 19 | 46 | 5 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 19 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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