Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1004 | 1083 | 957 | 1167 | 1167 | 1280 | 1401 | 2469 | 4558 | 7273 | 7301 | 6326 | 4940 | 3685 | 3212 | 3344 | 4363 | 4399 | 4152 | 3971 | 3576 | 3018 | 2591 | 2349 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.25m | 00:53AM1.52m | 1:32PM1.35m | 1:48AM1.60m | 2:23PM1.45m | 2:39AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM0.38m | 7:22AM0.25m | 7:27PM0.30m | 8:13AM0.15m | 8:22PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1004 | 1083 | 957 | 1167 | 1167 | 1280 | 1401 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3212 | 3344 | 4363 | 4399 | 4152 | 3971 | 3576 | 3018 | 2591 | 2349 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 5 |
99 | 73 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 21 | 44 | 45 | 67 | — | — | — | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 |
3 | 9 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 2469 | 4558 | 7273 | 7301 | 6326 | 4940 | 3685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 52 | 64 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 354 | 596 | 662 | 179 | 179 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 141 | 60 | 197 | 197 | 172 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
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