Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1347 | 1444 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1308 | 1127 | 1110 | 1011 | 996 | 996 | 919 | 933 | 834 | 744 | 700 | 504 | 539 | 654 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.53m | 4:06AM1.55m | 4:31PM1.59m | 4:35AM1.57m | 4:59PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.25m | 10:17AM0.10m | 10:34PM0.20m | 10:44AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1347 | 1444 | 1444 | 1444 | 1327 | 1308 | 1127 | 1110 | 1011 | 996 | 996 | 919 | 933 | 834 | 744 | 591 | 504 | 380 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 6 | 359 | 366 | 366 | 374 | 380 | 441 | — | 449 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 305 | 302 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 449 | — | 508 | 527 | 508 | 568 | 700 | 380 | 539 | 654 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 60 | 197 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 172 | 197 | 197 | 140 | 140 |
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