Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 475 | 347 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 444 | 428 | 469 | 556 | 838 | 789 | 692 | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 746 | 649 | 572 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.11m | 10:09AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.09m | 12:09PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.61m | 3:18AM0.62m | 4:42PM0.67m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:33PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 475 | 347 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 303 | 254 | 240 | 315 | 363 | 494 | 530 | 548 | 448 | 905 | 746 | 649 | 572 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 178 | 146 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 14 | — | 205 | 1034 | 947 | 318 | 273 | 51 | 519 | 555 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 18 | N 3 |
| kJ | 45 | 31 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 37 | 53 | 98 | 49 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 90 | 161 | 262 | 374 | 444 | 428 | 469 | 556 | 838 | 789 | 692 | 778 | — | — | — | 324 | 493 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 180 | 180 | 172 | 180 | 183 | 513 | 513 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 31 | 3 |
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