Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 520 | 451 | 451 | 442 | 1256 | 2410 | 4121 | 6118 | 7660 | 7686 | 5616 | 4821 | 3754 | 3030 | 2515 | 2265 | 1758 | 1387 | 1042 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.12m | 12:16PM1.11m | 00:45AM1.23m | 1:25PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00PM0.66m | 5:47AM0.59m | 6:28PM0.58m | 7:10AM0.43m | 7:38PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 520 | 451 | 451 | 442 | 402 | 2410 | 4121 | 6118 | 7660 | 7686 | 5616 | 4821 | 3754 | 3030 | 2515 | 2265 | 1758 | 1387 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 24 | WSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 65 | 59 | 58 | 1256 | 39 | 325 | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 59 | — | 676 | 49 | 1042 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 25 | WSW 10 | S 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 18 | 361 | 40 | 14 | 36 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 232 | 228 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 148 | 148 | 87 | 107 | 100 | 653 | 73 | 78 | 129 | 160 | 229 | 312 | 389 | 498 | 510 | 599 | 984 | 914 | 817 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 598 | 197 | 598 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 559 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 172 | 172 | 141 | 197 | 140 |
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