Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 351 | 313 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 134 | 320 | 346 | 763 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 | 1449 | 1289 | 1162 | 1028 | 948 | 782 | 769 | 769 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:09PM1.43m | 2:17AM1.43m | 2:35PM1.58m | 2:45AM1.54m | 3:01PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM0.34m | 8:16PM0.32m | 8:22AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.19m | 8:48AM0.11m | 9:12PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 351 | 313 | 235 | 201 | 165 | 136 | 108 | 104 | 134 | 143 | 176 | 178 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 | 1449 | 1289 | 1162 | 1028 | 948 | 782 | 769 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 338 | 293 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 61 | 90 | 346 | 763 | 48 | 77 | 48 | 46 | 176 | 149 | 132 | 88 | 68 | 70 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | E 8 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | W 4 |
| kJ | 90 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 44 | 89 | 72 | 48 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | — | 101 | 320 | 48 | 118 | 269 | 266 | 241 | 204 | — | — | — | 17 | 56 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 31 | 197 | 427 | 197 | 140 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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