Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1488 | 1702 | 2077 | 2719 | 3299 | 4051 | 3992 | 3753 | 3415 | 3066 | 2733 | 2429 | 2392 | 2270 | 2000 | 1982 | 1853 | 1060 | 822 | 2116 | 2785 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.65m | 6:14AM1.43m | 6:35PM1.52m | 6:53AM1.29m | 7:20PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.11m | 00:12AM0.19m | 12:15PM0.23m | 00:51AM0.32m | 12:56PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1488 | 1702 | 2077 | 2719 | 3299 | 4051 | 3992 | 3753 | 3415 | 3066 | 2733 | 2429 | 2392 | 2270 | 2000 | 1982 | 1853 | 1060 | 822 | 597 | 442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 64 | 67 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 408 | 391 | 289 | 2116 | 2785 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 219 | 3 | 427 | 516 |
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