Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3415 | 3066 | 2733 | 2429 | 2270 | 2154 | 2013 | 2039 | 1423 | 907 | 702 | 2564 | 2929 | 2828 | 2342 | 1980 | 719 | 754 | 754 | 724 | 665 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.52m | 6:53AM1.29m | 7:20PM1.36m | 7:49AM1.14m | 8:32PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.23m | 00:51AM0.32m | 12:56PM0.38m | 1:44AM0.48m | 1:55PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 3415 | 3066 | 2733 | 2429 | 2270 | 2154 | 2013 | 2039 | 1423 | 907 | 702 | 607 | 410 | 347 | 304 | 226 | 515 | 564 | 299 | 233 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 96 | 13 | 23 | — | — | — | 299 | 296 | 235 | 163 | 131 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 222 | 22 | 76 | 109 | 163 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 25 | 83 | 183 | 458 | 2564 | 2929 | 2828 | 2342 | 1980 | 719 | 754 | 754 | 724 | 665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 15 | 197 | 31 | 19 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 464 | 354 | 427 | 1738 | 981 | 1104 | 1606 | 1767 | 3305 | 2363 | 197 | 197 |
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