Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (09 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2802 | 2825 | 2069 | 2110 | 3181 | 3744 | 4550 | 3895 | 3901 | 4376 | 5071 | 4924 | 4852 | 4623 | 4221 | 3844 | 3489 | 3158 | 2805 | 2646 | 2403 | 2340 | 2340 | 2151 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.35m | 10:31AM1.11m | 11:10PM1.34m | 12:04PM1.15m | 00:31AM1.39m | 1:19PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:23AM0.48m | 4:28PM0.51m | 5:49AM0.45m | 5:58PM0.48m | 7:06AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 395 | 2825 | 2069 | 1573 | 558 | 3744 | 4550 | 3895 | 3901 | 4376 | 5071 | 4924 | 4852 | 4623 | 4221 | 3844 | 3489 | 3158 | 2805 | 2646 | 2403 | 2340 | 2340 | 2151 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 498 | 424 | 1568 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 16 | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 587 | 452 | 2 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2802 | — | — | 2110 | 3181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 |
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