Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 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 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 928 | 855 | 855 | 778 | 851 | 918 | 1171 | 1246 | 1080 | 977 | 859 | 804 | 774 | 639 | 569 | 469 | 469 | 441 | 721 | 1387 | 1619 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.70m | 4:38AM1.56m | 4:48PM1.61m | 5:05AM1.48m | 5:14PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.09m | 10:32PM0.08m | 10:37AM0.16m | 10:58PM0.16m | 11:04AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 188 | 855 | 855 | 778 | 851 | 918 | 1171 | 1246 | 1080 | 977 | 859 | 804 | 774 | 639 | 569 | 469 | 469 | 441 | 721 | 1387 | 1619 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 152 | 126 | 52 | 109 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 76 | 74 | 99 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 14 | E 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 74 | 111 | 106 | 56 | — | — | 31 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 126 | 221 | 86 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 928 | 35 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 14 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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