Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2121 | 1912 | 1929 | 996 | 742 | 2478 | 2929 | 3245 | 2779 | 2252 | 1292 | 1469 | 671 | 781 | 604 | 502 | 408 | 294 | 505 | 496 | 469 | 460 | 396 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.29m | 7:20PM1.36m | 7:49AM1.14m | 8:32PM1.19m | 9:45AM1.02m | 10:56PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.38m | 1:44AM0.48m | 1:55PM0.54m | 3:16AM0.61m | 4:00PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2121 | 1912 | 1929 | 996 | 742 | 607 | 403 | 341 | 309 | 243 | 491 | 1469 | 456 | 154 | 151 | 163 | 184 | 169 | 505 | 496 | 469 | 460 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 25 | — | — | — | 294 | 222 | 235 | 166 | 204 | 176 | 101 | 107 | 145 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 65 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 26 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 43 | 109 | 148 | 134 | 133 | 117 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 67 | 265 | 554 | 2478 | 2929 | 3245 | 2779 | 2252 | 1292 | — | 671 | 781 | 604 | 502 | 408 | 294 | 256 | 249 | 195 | 205 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 197 | 427 | 335 | 464 | 1738 | 1082 | 1606 | 1394 | 3305 | 672 | 197 | 197 | 172 | 172 | 31 | 594 | 598 | 594 | 197 | 197 |
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