Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
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 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 992 | 833 | 819 | 748 | 736 | 800 | 869 | 1013 | 1255 | 1276 | 1336 | 1229 | 1208 | 1111 | 1092 | 1073 | 1073 | 1004 | 1058 | 1229 | 1280 | 1401 | 1872 | 3376 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.13m | 10:48PM1.35m | 11:26AM1.16m | 11:54PM1.43m | 12:34PM1.25m | 00:53AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.48m | 5:20AM0.45m | 5:21PM0.45m | 6:25AM0.35m | 6:27PM0.38m | 7:22AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 992 | 833 | 819 | 748 | 736 | 800 | 869 | 1013 | 1255 | 1276 | 1336 | 1229 | 1208 | 1111 | 1092 | 1073 | 1073 | 1004 | 1058 | 1229 | 1280 | 1401 | 1872 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 161 | 127 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 62 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 81 | 42 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 37 | 37 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 37 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 3376 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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