J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at J-Bay today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	13ft (4.0m)	12s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	13ft (4.0m)	12s
Evening (13 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	13s

Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	5	5	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4260	3527	3515	4541	4574	4399	3910	3870	3296	2757	2349	2329	1869	1459	1323	1248	1144	980	833	735	1481	1347	785	661
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	E	E	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	1:48AM1.60m					2:23PM1.45m				2:39AM1.67m				3:12PM1.53m				3:28AM1.69m				3:59PM1.59m
Low Tide				8:13AM0.15m				8:22PM0.22m				9:02AM0.08m				9:14PM0.15m				9:48AM0.04m				10:04PM0.13m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—
mm	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	16	17	15	14	13	13	13	15	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	9	10	11	13	11	9	10	10	11	10	10	12	15	16	13	11	10	10	9	10	11	10	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	SW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	15	3527	3515	4541	4574	4399	3910	3870	3296	2757	2349	2329	1869	1459	1323	1248	1144	980	833	735	52	1347	785	661
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	WSW 7
kJ	17	15	21	21	24	25	43	39	37	37	35	33	32	30	33	32	86	88	51	25	—	34	34	132
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	E 11	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	E 9
kJ	—	—	16	21	25	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	31	17	27	27	15	24	—	—	—	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 5	SW 6	SW 8	SW 11	—	WSW 9	—
kJ	4260	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	34	51	33	54	—	—	—	18	64	162	326	1481	—	287	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Wreck Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3
Distance (km)	142	0	0	2	197	197	197	141	141	141	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	65	65	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)		Boneyards	Boneyards	Super Tubes						Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Noncom (Cape Recife)	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Boneyards	Boneyards	J-Bay	Super Tubes	Millars Point	Pipe	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)		5	5	5						4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Hole-in-the-Wall Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Martin West Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	5	4
Header Global	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Batu Karas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Mata Veri Chile	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Mata Veri Chile	Barbel Point South Africa	Graveyards New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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