Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1919 | 2073 | 3285 | 4804 | 4649 | 4103 | 3718 | 3214 | 2213 | 3392 | 3289 | 2924 | 2499 | 2272 | 1936 | 2002 | 1969 | 1944 | 2715 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.28m | 1:24PM1.24m | 1:44AM1.41m | 2:20PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.57m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 8:08AM0.28m | 8:27PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | ESE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 1919 | 2073 | 3285 | 4804 | 47 | 4103 | 3718 | 3214 | 2213 | 30 | 101 | 2924 | 2499 | 2272 | 1936 | 2002 | 1969 | 1944 | 2715 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 65 | 66 | 49 | 80 | 43 | 46 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 113 | 83 | 29 | 33 | 19 | 121 | 534 | 767 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | E 10 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 26 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 34 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 14 | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 177 | 244 | 261 | — | 4649 | — | 40 | — | 205 | 3392 | 3289 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 67 | 895 | 950 | 692 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 197 | 180 | 180 | 183 |
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