Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2421 | 2064 | 1686 | 1259 | 1030 | 846 | 799 | 548 | 496 | 478 | 400 | 392 | 416 | 487 | 392 | 369 | 332 | 252 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:12AM1.48m | 2:24PM1.71m | 2:45AM1.58m | 2:57PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.18m | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:40PM0.06m | 8:43AM0.08m | 9:13PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2421 | 2064 | 1686 | 1259 | 1030 | 846 | 799 | 548 | 496 | 478 | 400 | 392 | 416 | 487 | 392 | 369 | 332 | 252 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | E 4 | SE 11 | E 5 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 29 | 7 | 27 | 129 | 103 | 99 | 79 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 53 | 53 | 37 | 37 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 21 | 25 | — | 3 | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 140 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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