Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (06 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 585 | 504 | 504 | 613 | 613 | 571 | 560 | 524 | 646 | 836 | 738 | 458 | 996 | 407 | 1349 | 1338 | 1496 | 1247 | 1247 | 1247 | 1247 | 1228 | 1127 | 917 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.30m | 7:40AM1.20m | 8:31PM1.29m | 8:46AM1.14m | 9:38PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09PM0.38m | 1:45AM0.54m | 1:59PM0.43m | 2:51AM0.55m | 2:59PM0.47m | 4:06AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 585 | 432 | 363 | 613 | 613 | 571 | 560 | 524 | 646 | 836 | 738 | 458 | 996 | 407 | 1349 | 1338 | 1496 | 1247 | 1247 | 1247 | 1247 | 1228 | 1127 | 917 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 556 | 504 | 504 | 304 | 215 | 165 | 134 | 379 | 524 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 407 | 314 | 343 | 332 | 326 | 270 | 214 | 171 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 7 | WSW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 322 | 347 | 336 | 336 | 311 | 255 | 251 | 107 | 63 | 28 | 10 | 340 | 4 | 161 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 259 | — | — | 200 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 42 | 315 | 462 | 397 | 306 | 205 | 172 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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