Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1392 | 1276 | 1298 | 1427 | 1594 | 1915 | 2031 | 2382 | 2954 | 2700 | 2702 | 1852 | 3181 | 2547 | 4339 | 3953 | 3901 | 3425 | 5022 | 5121 | 5121 | 4806 | 4507 | 4114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.39m | 9:05AM1.15m | 9:46PM1.35m | 10:31AM1.11m | 11:10PM1.34m | 12:04PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.39m | 3:06AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:28PM0.51m | 5:49AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1392 | 1276 | 1298 | 1427 | 1594 | 1915 | 2031 | 280 | 395 | 2700 | 2702 | 1852 | 3181 | 2547 | 4339 | 3953 | 3901 | 3425 | 5022 | 5121 | 5121 | 4806 | 4507 | 4114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 149 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 655 | 540 | 1497 | 558 | 838 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 794 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 127 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 674 | 539 | 2 | 152 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2382 | 2954 | — | 2255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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