Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2096 | 1883 | 1742 | 1550 | 1539 | 1687 | 1806 | 1834 | 1834 | 1806 | 1671 | 1569 | 1352 | 1220 | 1003 | 841 | 813 | 800 | 1007 | 869 | 869 | 1076 | 1092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.78m | 3:42AM1.62m | 3:53PM1.76m | 4:10AM1.61m | 4:21PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.06m | 9:39PM0.02m | 9:42AM0.06m | 10:06PM0.03m | 10:09AM0.09m | 10:32PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2096 | 1883 | 1742 | 1550 | 1539 | 1687 | 1806 | 1834 | 1834 | 1806 | 1671 | 1569 | 1352 | 1220 | 1003 | 841 | 813 | 800 | 152 | 869 | 869 | 1076 | 1092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 83 | 81 | 60 | 79 | 79 | 322 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 58 | 56 | 43 | 148 | 115 | 110 | 130 | 189 | 189 | — | 152 | 159 | 166 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | 60 | 63 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 46 | 41 | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1007 | 46 | 48 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 60 | 197 | 197 | 140 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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