Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2785 | 2680 | 2307 | 2214 | 2600 | 2625 | 2471 | 2016 | 1664 | 1449 | 1375 | 1308 | 1280 | 1338 | 1253 | 1137 | 1056 | 882 | 785 | 621 | 536 | 389 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.77m | 5:06AM1.58m | 5:20PM1.67m | 5:33AM1.48m | 5:46PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:06AM0.10m | 11:30PM0.16m | 11:33AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 2785 | 2680 | 2307 | 1810 | 1649 | 1387 | 1019 | 2016 | 1664 | 1449 | 1375 | 1308 | 1280 | 1338 | 1253 | 1137 | 1056 | 882 | 785 | 621 | 536 | 389 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 872 | 780 | 690 | 543 | 527 | 444 | 379 | 314 | 65 | 224 | 224 | 190 | 303 | 276 | 281 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 303 | 62 | 68 | 56 | 65 | 93 | 106 | 284 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1025 | 1020 | 1537 | 2214 | 2600 | 2625 | 2471 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 197 | 183 | 197 | 197 | 183 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 19 | 19 |
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