Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (07 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
504 | 613 | 613 | 571 | 560 | 524 | 646 | 836 | 738 | 467 | 996 | 407 | 1438 | 1319 | 1367 | 1657 | 2275 | 1346 | 1346 | 1750 | 1607 | 1344 | 1077 | 899 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.30m | 7:40AM1.20m | 8:31PM1.29m | 8:46AM1.14m | 9:38PM1.30m | 10:06AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.54m | 1:59PM0.43m | 2:51AM0.55m | 2:59PM0.47m | 4:06AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | |
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
363 | 613 | 613 | 571 | 560 | 524 | 646 | 836 | 738 | 467 | 996 | 407 | 1438 | 1319 | 1367 | 1657 | 214 | 1346 | 1346 | 1750 | 1607 | 1344 | 1077 | 899 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
504 | 304 | 215 | 165 | 134 | 386 | 524 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 407 | 314 | 343 | 332 | 326 | 270 | 259 | 210 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
336 | 336 | 311 | 255 | 251 | 107 | 63 | 30 | 10 | 340 | 4 | 182 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2275 | 209 | 155 | — | 88 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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