Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 995 | 911 | 606 | 1047 | 1129 | 1323 | 1359 | 1415 | 1131 | 1276 | 1209 | 1427 | 1594 | 1915 | 1915 | 1569 | 2272 | 2436 | 2407 | 1860 | 2566 | 2938 | 4339 | 4034 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.43m | 8:00AM1.23m | 8:38PM1.39m | 9:05AM1.15m | 9:46PM1.35m | 10:31AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.43m | 2:07PM0.39m | 3:06AM0.47m | 3:08PM0.46m | 4:23AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 995 | 911 | 606 | 1047 | 1129 | 1323 | 1359 | 1415 | 1131 | 1276 | 1209 | 1427 | 1594 | 1915 | 1915 | 1569 | 395 | 700 | 2407 | 1860 | 2566 | 179 | 4339 | 4034 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SW 13 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 20 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 176 | 138 | 286 | 106 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 149 | 17 | 280 | 8 | 8 | 759 | 609 | 558 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 6 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 20 | SE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 135 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 127 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 205 | 691 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 26 | 27 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 2272 | 2436 | — | — | — | 2938 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 140 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 142 |
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