Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1824 | 1415 | 1220 | 1129 | 977 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 373 | 329 | 323 | 247 | 590 | 910 | 1029 | 995 | 927 | 876 | 571 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.49m | 6:31AM1.38m | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:11AM1.31m | 7:46PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.20m | 00:34AM0.36m | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:15AM0.39m | 1:20PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1824 | 1415 | 1220 | 1129 | 977 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 373 | 329 | 323 | 247 | 590 | 910 | 1029 | 995 | 927 | 876 | 571 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 513 | 475 | 400 | 384 | 353 | 300 | 300 | 287 | 226 | 216 | 202 | 211 | 211 | 165 | 147 | 116 | 80 | 247 | 204 | 180 | 143 | 170 | 121 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 74 | 84 | 81 | 121 | 132 | 175 | 173 | 188 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 238 | 218 | 176 | 142 | 242 | 221 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 118 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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