Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2011 | 1914 | 1381 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 1290 | 1169 | 1150 | 1341 | 4834 | 2219 | 6215 | 6158 | 5808 | 5119 | 4495 | 3933 | 3029 | 2390 | 2356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.23m | 2:32AM1.34m | 3:02PM1.34m | 3:06AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.49m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.39m | 9:22AM0.24m | 9:34PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2011 | 1914 | 1381 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 1290 | 1169 | 1150 | 1341 | 4834 | 2219 | 6215 | 6158 | 5808 | 5119 | 4495 | 3933 | 3029 | 2390 | 2356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 85 | 64 | 481 | 475 | 422 | 553 | 419 | 479 | 27 | 240 | 590 | 859 | 22 | 1627 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 127 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 71 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 30 | 31 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 160 | 241 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 247 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 427 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 |
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