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) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S 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 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| 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 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 362 | 344 | 377 | 364 | 384 | 390 | 319 | 260 | 220 | 230 | 212 | 295 | 233 | 589 | 701 | 869 | 851 | 727 | 1468 | 1346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:02PM1.72m | 4:10AM1.64m | 4:29PM1.77m | 4:39AM1.64m | 4:57PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:09PM0.09m | 10:15AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 415 | 362 | 312 | 277 | 364 | 384 | 390 | 319 | 216 | 220 | 227 | 198 | 295 | 233 | 589 | 272 | 309 | 851 | 727 | 1468 | 1346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 305 | 350 | 344 | 377 | 282 | 237 | 262 | 262 | 260 | 209 | 230 | 212 | 205 | 202 | 163 | 154 | 114 | 382 | 456 | 49 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 121 | 123 | 213 | 144 | 92 | 114 | 151 | 239 | 222 | 199 | 164 | 126 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 35 | 82 | 75 | 20 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 31 | 22 | 43 | 48 | 45 | 65 | 128 | 701 | 869 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 142 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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