Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3178 | 3504 | 4121 | 4432 | 4432 | 4323 | 3684 | 3204 | 2585 | 2155 | 1876 | 1621 | 1621 | 1686 | 1589 | 1452 | 1438 | 1514 | 1491 | 1569 | 1908 | 1999 | 2566 | 11791 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.20m | 1:58AM1.34m | 2:32PM1.27m | 2:39AM1.39m | 3:08PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.44m | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:21AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:58AM0.31m | 9:07PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 3178 | 3504 | 4121 | 4432 | 4432 | 4323 | 3684 | 3204 | 2585 | 2155 | 1876 | 1621 | 1621 | 1686 | 1589 | 1452 | 1438 | 1514 | 1491 | 1569 | 1908 | 1999 | 1914 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 59 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 428 | 1317 | 2517 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 21 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 53 | — | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 166 | 19 | 24 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | N 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2566 | 11791 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 179 |
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