Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4883 | 4364 | 3728 | 3050 | 2626 | 2187 | 1892 | 1558 | 1344 | 1131 | 976 | 805 | 734 | 734 | 1250 | 1302 | 1530 | 2147 | 2177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.37m | 6:02AM1.26m | 6:09PM1.24m | 6:38AM1.14m | 6:45PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.38m | 12:01PM0.49m | 00:26AM0.50m | 12:38PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | 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 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4883 | 4364 | 3728 | 3050 | 2626 | 2187 | 1892 | 1558 | 1344 | 1131 | 976 | 805 | 734 | 734 | 1250 | 1302 | 1530 | 2147 | 2177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 37 | 37 | — | — | 33 | 8 | 46 | 21 | 33 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 5 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 24 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 86 | 11 | — | 11 | 22 | 58 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 172 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 142 | 3 |
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