Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- 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 6AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1047 | 1129 | 1323 | 1359 | 1415 | 1298 | 1276 | 1209 | 1427 | 1594 | 1915 | 1915 | 2274 | 2802 | 2756 | 2113 | 1771 | 3076 | 2647 | 4485 | 3975 | 3857 | 4102 | 4817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:00AM1.23m | 8:38PM1.39m | 9:05AM1.15m | 9:46PM1.35m | 10:31AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.43m | 2:07PM0.39m | 3:06AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:28PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1047 | 1129 | 1323 | 1359 | 1415 | 1298 | 1276 | 1209 | 1427 | 1594 | 1915 | 1915 | 280 | 395 | 498 | 2113 | 1771 | 620 | 753 | 4485 | 3975 | 3857 | 4102 | 4817 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 20 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 106 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 149 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 788 | 1211 | 4 | 152 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 11 | SE 16 | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 127 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 323 | 452 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 24 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2274 | 2802 | 2756 | — | — | 3076 | 2647 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 140 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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