Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (30 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, near gales from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6029 | 5144 | 4555 | 3949 | 3159 | 2887 | 2574 | 2283 | 2174 | 1912 | 1736 | 1439 | 1315 | 1200 | 944 | 944 | 697 | 1158 | 1162 | 1077 | 2131 | 4173 | 4453 | 6205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM1.40m | 3:49AM1.47m | 4:16PM1.44m | 4:21AM1.49m | 4:49PM1.48m | 4:52AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.34m | 10:04AM0.21m | 10:16PM0.31m | 10:35AM0.18m | 10:49PM0.30m | 11:06AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 5144 | 4555 | 3949 | 3159 | 2887 | 2574 | 2283 | 2174 | 1912 | 1736 | 1439 | 1315 | 1200 | 944 | 944 | 675 | 1158 | 1162 | 1077 | 186 | 73 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 231 | 96 | 697 | 151 | 235 | 229 | 112 | 53 | 41 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SSE 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 47 | 392 | 125 | 89 | 112 | 148 | 109 | — | 10 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | W 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 6029 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 255 | 372 | 551 | 12 | 2131 | 4173 | 4453 | 6205 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 179 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 299 | 562 | 594 |
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