Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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 Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 838 | 786 | 706 | 624 | 603 | 629 | 1226 | 1481 | 1867 | 1987 | 1987 | 1882 | 5522 | 5577 | 5246 | 5205 | 4896 | 4414 | 3344 | 2785 | 2285 | 1830 | 1561 | 1120 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.06m | 11:14PM1.25m | 11:58AM1.08m | 00:18AM1.26m | 1:01PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.56m | 4:32PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.55m | 5:47PM0.59m | 6:52AM0.50m | 6:53PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 838 | 786 | 706 | 624 | 603 | 629 | 1226 | 1481 | 1454 | 315 | 1987 | 1882 | 5522 | 5577 | 5246 | 5205 | 4896 | 4414 | 3344 | 2785 | 2285 | 1830 | 1561 | 1120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 251 | 362 | 441 | 463 | 568 | 606 | 334 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 711 | 1207 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | 134 | 113 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 240 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 1867 | 1987 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 37 | 68 | 121 | 148 | 258 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 183 | 183 | 141 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 2 | 0 |
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