Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 809 | 649 | 563 | 505 | 603 | 801 | 1370 | 2299 | 1650 | 3672 | 4643 | 3598 | 2906 | 5772 | 4910 | 4003 | 4074 | 3881 | 3636 | 3344 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:09PM1.20m | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:08PM1.38m | 1:28AM1.35m | 1:49PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:33PM0.53m | 6:49AM0.42m | 7:28PM0.36m | 7:34AM0.29m | 8:07PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 576 | 470 | 432 | 452 | 649 | 563 | 505 | 455 | 465 | 486 | 460 | 417 | 268 | 186 | 1384 | 2906 | 5772 | 4910 | 4003 | 4074 | 3881 | 3636 | 3344 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 20 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 809 | 8 | 13 | 496 | 603 | 801 | — | — | — | — | 266 | 146 | 1833 | 153 | 149 | 149 | 153 | 206 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 197 | 106 | — | — | — | 68 | 266 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 675 | — | — | — | 517 | 562 | — | 5 | 3 | 1370 | 2299 | 1650 | 3672 | 4643 | 3598 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 288 | 452 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 303 | 453 | 608 | 142 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 354 | 486 | 172 | 172 |
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