Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 2.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 380 | 374 | 320 | 488 | 601 | 654 | 888 | 1236 | 1355 | 1432 | 1245 | 1015 | 878 | 1148 | 693 | 880 | 876 | 999 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:01PM1.76m | 5:20AM1.56m | 5:36PM1.64m | 5:57AM1.44m | 6:16PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:21AM0.13m | 11:51PM0.18m | 11:59AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 326 | 270 | 184 | 320 | 273 | 269 | 276 | 296 | 453 | 469 | 308 | 273 | 202 | 878 | 748 | 166 | 158 | 151 | 840 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 205 | 380 | 374 | 115 | 73 | 150 | 228 | 466 | 453 | 379 | 304 | 308 | 304 | 246 | 242 | 92 | 69 | 51 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 102 | 180 | 19 | 41 | 155 | 173 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | 140 | 3 | — | — | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 100 | 178 | 302 | 488 | 601 | 654 | 888 | 1236 | 1355 | 1432 | 1245 | 1015 | — | 1148 | 693 | 880 | 876 | 999 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 183 | 172 | 180 | 180 | 197 | 197 | 140 | 141 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 140 | 140 | 0 |
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