Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 905 | 809 | 649 | 563 | 707 | 603 | 801 | 1272 | 1920 | 1087 | 1688 | 2975 | 2002 | 1729 | 2309 | 4509 | 4250 | 3709 | 3586 | 3695 | 3344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.20m | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:08PM1.38m | 1:28AM1.35m | 1:49PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.53m | 6:49AM0.42m | 7:28PM0.36m | 7:34AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 432 | 452 | 649 | 563 | 505 | 493 | 465 | 497 | 460 | 417 | 307 | 216 | 1532 | 1696 | 1162 | 4509 | 4250 | 3709 | 3586 | 3695 | 3344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | E 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 905 | 809 | 8 | 13 | 488 | 603 | 801 | — | — | — | 669 | — | 177 | 1729 | 2309 | 146 | 149 | 194 | 244 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 106 | — | 15 | 51 | 68 | 266 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 146 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | W 3 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 517 | 516 | 707 | — | 2 | 1272 | 1920 | 1087 | 1688 | 2975 | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 244 | 443 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 180 | 140 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 172 | 321 | 453 | 179 | 140 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 354 | 562 | 172 | 172 |
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