Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1100 | 651 | 732 | 722 | 625 | 524 | 407 | 411 | 344 | 377 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 262 | 220 | 233 | 212 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.63m | 3:42AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.72m | 4:10AM1.64m | 4:29PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:09PM0.09m | 10:15AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 27 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1100 | 646 | 472 | 665 | 575 | 524 | 407 | 362 | 312 | 271 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 262 | 220 | 233 | 198 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 562 | 336 | 353 | 722 | 625 | 441 | 305 | 411 | 344 | 377 | 277 | 242 | 257 | 262 | 256 | 209 | 230 | 212 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 94 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 106 | 121 | 123 | 213 | 144 | 92 | 114 | 151 | 239 | 222 | 199 | 164 | 126 | 198 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 651 | 732 | 1055 | — | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 28 | 54 | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 3 | 0 |
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