Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1778 | 1671 | 1446 | 1220 | 1003 | 841 | 813 | 800 | 855 | 1160 | 1346 | 778 | 851 | 963 | 1322 | 1302 | 1154 | 1060 | 1060 | 991 | 963 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.76m | 4:10AM1.61m | 4:21PM1.70m | 4:38AM1.56m | 4:48PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.06m | 10:06PM0.03m | 10:09AM0.09m | 10:32PM0.08m | 10:37AM0.16m | 10:58PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1778 | 1671 | 1446 | 1220 | 1003 | 841 | 813 | 800 | 855 | 159 | 104 | 778 | 851 | 963 | 1322 | 1302 | 1154 | 1060 | 1060 | 991 | 963 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 148 | 148 | 115 | 110 | 108 | 130 | 160 | 162 | 230 | 157 | 72 | 113 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 96 | 92 | 65 | 61 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | 42 | 39 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 44 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1160 | 1346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 31 |
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