Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (04 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1396 | 1775 | 2011 | 2010 | 1824 | 1518 | 1315 | 1129 | 977 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 366 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 657 | 977 | 1111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.50m | 5:56AM1.43m | 6:27PM1.49m | 6:31AM1.38m | 7:04PM1.47m | 7:11AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.33m | 12:08PM0.20m | 00:34AM0.36m | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:15AM0.39m | 1:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1396 | 1775 | 2011 | 2010 | 1824 | 1518 | 1315 | 1129 | 977 | 822 | 683 | 671 | 660 | 549 | 530 | 433 | 433 | 366 | 329 | 278 | 247 | 657 | 977 | 1111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 302 | 202 | 161 | 227 | 513 | 339 | 448 | 384 | 353 | 300 | 294 | 231 | 216 | 184 | 170 | 182 | 216 | 168 | 165 | 151 | 224 | 242 | 200 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 236 | 173 | 187 | 74 | 112 | 81 | 121 | 132 | 173 | 173 | 188 | 174 | 174 | 171 | 238 | 218 | 176 | 173 | 242 | 113 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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