Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 624 | 568 | 629 | 1226 | 1396 | 1508 | 1828 | 1882 | 1781 | 2445 | 5577 | 5023 | 5436 | 4896 | 4414 | 3344 | 2785 | 2285 | 1830 | 1561 | 1210 | 1154 | 3319 | 3639 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.06m | 11:14PM1.25m | 11:58AM1.08m | 00:18AM1.26m | 1:01PM1.13m | 1:12AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.55m | 5:47PM0.59m | 6:52AM0.50m | 6:53PM0.56m | 7:40AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 624 | 494 | 629 | 1226 | 1396 | 1508 | 1828 | 1882 | 1781 | 2445 | 5577 | 5023 | 5436 | 4896 | 4414 | 3344 | 2785 | 2285 | 1830 | 1561 | 1210 | 1154 | 3319 | 3639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 17 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 463 | 568 | 606 | 334 | 5 | 5 | 315 | 711 | 1305 | 1580 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | — | 104 | 86 | 673 | 77 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 178 | 66 | 92 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 18 | 38 | 87 | 105 | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 141 | 141 | 6 | 31 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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