Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1185 | 1075 | 956 | 785 | 772 | 635 | 561 | 514 | 448 | 337 | 278 | 191 | 286 | 369 | 367 | 338 | 344 | 338 | 332 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 191 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:28AM1.02m | 1:12PM1.11m | 1:16AM1.16m | 1:43PM1.27m | 1:48AM1.30m | 2:09PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.63m | 7:18PM0.62m | 7:28AM0.48m | 7:49PM0.47m | 7:55AM0.34m | 8:16PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | E 8 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1185 | 1075 | 956 | 785 | 772 | 635 | 561 | 514 | 448 | 337 | 278 | 187 | 286 | 369 | 357 | 320 | 310 | 302 | 264 | 191 | 161 | 224 | 127 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 84 | 84 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 94 | 146 | 191 | 188 | 211 | 206 | 191 | 63 | 27 | 26 | 338 | 344 | 338 | 332 | 273 | 263 | 130 | 191 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | S 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 4 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 51 | 93 | 146 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 39 | 40 | 23 | 61 | 57 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 31 | 18 | 76 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 90 | 108 | 133 | 46 | 63 | 88 | 101 | 148 | 260 | 367 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 535 | 516 | 31 | 140 | 172 | 140 | 140 | 180 | 4 | 140 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
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