Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1493 | 2068 | 2227 | 2441 | 2531 | 2053 | 1586 | 3552 | 2708 | 2795 | 2594 | 2267 | 2275 | 2111 | 2219 | 2098 | 2049 | 2171 | 2068 | 1280 | 1345 | 833 | 683 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.61m | 5:47AM1.54m | 6:21PM1.57m | 6:34AM1.43m | 7:11PM1.51m | 7:22AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.20m | 12:01PM0.13m | 00:33AM0.28m | 12:46PM0.21m | 1:26AM0.38m | 1:32PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1493 | 2068 | 2227 | 2441 | 2531 | 2053 | 1535 | 3552 | 2708 | 2795 | 2594 | 2267 | 2275 | 2111 | 2219 | 2098 | 2049 | 2171 | 2068 | 1280 | 1345 | 833 | 683 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 9 | — | SW 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 559 | 1209 | 1586 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 255 | 298 | 2 | — | 384 | 163 | 196 | 184 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 13 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 22 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 29 | 57 | 53 | 45 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 325 | 197 | 31 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
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