Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3236 | 3191 | 2930 | 3074 | 3312 | 3622 | 3344 | 2936 | 2421 | 1874 | 1517 | 1164 | 988 | 771 | 799 | 496 | 399 | 399 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.37m | 1:53PM1.58m | 2:12AM1.48m | 2:24PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.32m | 7:37AM0.27m | 8:09PM0.18m | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:40PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3312 | 3622 | 3344 | 2936 | 2421 | 1874 | 1517 | 1164 | 988 | 771 | 799 | 496 | 399 | 399 | 362 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 96 | 117 | 99 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 3236 | 3191 | 2930 | 3074 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 34 | 48 | — | 5 | 11 | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 142 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 531 | 183 | 140 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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