Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3517 | 3099 | 2822 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2205 | 4119 | 4881 | 4649 | 4103 | 3567 | 3078 | 2702 | 2418 | 2871 | 2924 | 2635 | 2206 | 1791 | 1757 | 1789 | 1766 | 1736 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.09m | 00:33AM1.28m | 1:24PM1.24m | 1:44AM1.41m | 2:20PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:00PM0.57m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 8:08AM0.28m | 8:27PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3517 | 3099 | 2822 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2205 | 4119 | 4881 | 47 | 28 | 3567 | 3078 | 2702 | 2418 | 30 | 2924 | 2635 | 2206 | 1791 | 1757 | 1789 | 1766 | 1736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 42 | 69 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 50 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 28 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 47 | — | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 71 | 400 | 930 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | S 13 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 42 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | — | — | 36 | 126 | 162 | 193 | 237 | — | 4649 | 4103 | — | — | — | — | 2871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 142 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 142 | 3 | 142 | 950 | 2151 | 259 | 259 | 3 | 3 | 257 | 197 | 197 | 3 | 183 |
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