Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 546 | 658 | 854 | 730 | 718 | 669 | 718 | 821 | 1220 | 1559 | 1788 | 1903 | 1783 | 1699 | 1575 | 1599 | 1422 | 1524 | 1708 | 1982 | 2305 | 2369 | 2744 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.67m | 6:09AM1.45m | 6:29PM1.54m | 6:39AM1.33m | 6:59PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.08m | 00:10AM0.20m | 12:11PM0.20m | 00:40AM0.32m | 12:39PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 546 | 658 | 854 | 730 | 718 | 669 | 718 | 821 | 1220 | 1559 | 1788 | 1903 | 1783 | 1699 | 1575 | 1599 | 1422 | 1524 | 1708 | 1982 | 2305 | 2369 | 2744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 89 | 116 | 97 | 119 | 220 | 224 | 229 | 185 | 185 | 184 | 146 | 143 | 141 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 73 | 75 | 55 | 56 | 39 | 55 | 203 | 110 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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