Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1678 | 1073 | 947 | 802 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 763 | 901 | 1172 | 1638 | 3017 | 5793 | 5443 | 4340 | 3723 | 3288 | 3034 | 2599 | 2932 | 2824 | 2560 | 2258 | 2174 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08PM0.99m | 12:08PM1.12m | 00:23AM1.10m | 12:50PM1.28m | 1:05AM1.24m | 1:22PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.65m | 6:24PM0.64m | 6:25AM0.53m | 7:04PM0.48m | 7:04AM0.40m | 7:37PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 5 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1356 | 1073 | 947 | 802 | 671 | 564 | 564 | 32 | 901 | 1172 | 1638 | 90 | 62 | 46 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 6 | — | 21 | 58 | 83 | 149 | 116 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 4 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1678 | — | — | — | 31 | 96 | 15 | 763 | — | — | — | 3017 | 5793 | 5443 | 4340 | 3723 | 3288 | 3034 | 2599 | 2932 | 2824 | 2560 | 2258 | 2174 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 197 | 180 | 19 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 143 | 143 | 142 | 587 | 142 | 140 | 140 |
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