Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (02 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1215 | 1109 | 1266 | 1154 | 1100 | 1144 | 1031 | 1094 | 997 | 928 | 840 | 663 | 579 | 582 | 533 | 467 | 975 | 1453 | 1411 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.11m | 9:56AM1.19m | 10:39PM1.08m | 11:32AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.59m | 3:06AM0.55m | 4:33PM0.61m | 4:53AM0.54m | 6:06PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1215 | 1109 | 1266 | 1154 | 1100 | 1144 | 1031 | 1094 | 997 | 928 | 840 | 663 | 579 | 582 | 533 | 467 | 975 | 1453 | 1411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | E 10 | E 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 100 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 47 | 160 | 303 | 149 | 68 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 21 | 33 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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