Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 5PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1514 | 1351 | 1242 | 1886 | 1778 | 1545 | 1385 | 1131 | 1094 | 913 | 913 | 1850 | 2168 | 2096 | 2368 | 3373 | 2305 | 2558 | 3470 | 3067 | 1886 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.10m | 1:44AM1.20m | 2:15PM1.24m | 2:18AM1.33m | 2:43PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.62m | 8:04AM0.46m | 8:16PM0.49m | 8:32AM0.33m | 8:46PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1514 | 1351 | 1242 | 1886 | 1778 | 1545 | 1385 | 1131 | 1094 | 913 | 913 | 1850 | 2168 | 2096 | 2368 | 3373 | 2305 | 2558 | 3470 | 3067 | 1886 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 104 | 284 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 188 | 411 | 254 | 111 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1151 | 986 | 615 | 905 | 683 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 235 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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