Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (23 Sep):
- 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 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 194 | 191 | 220 | 173 | 173 | 346 | 763 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 | 1384 | 1289 | 1162 | 1028 | 864 | 782 | 694 | 769 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 8:16PM0.32m | 8:22AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.19m | 8:48AM0.11m | 9:12PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 165 | 136 | 108 | 220 | 69 | 173 | 176 | 763 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 | 1384 | 1289 | 1162 | 1028 | 864 | 782 | 694 | 769 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 224 | 194 | 191 | 78 | 134 | 90 | 346 | 84 | 48 | 120 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 181 | 162 | 140 | 99 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 30 | 7 | 29 | 61 | 44 | 89 | 87 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 7 | — | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 173 | — | 116 | 311 | 303 | 131 | 286 | 247 | 233 | 208 | — | — | 14 | 22 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 172 | 31 | 197 | 354 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 |
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