Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1154 | 977 | 859 | 859 | 774 | 639 | 569 | 469 | 469 | 441 | 707 | 1306 | 1594 | 1952 | 2063 | 2180 | 2340 | 2522 | 4823 | 4308 | 3728 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.61m | 5:05AM1.48m | 5:14PM1.50m | 5:32AM1.38m | 5:41PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.16m | 10:58PM0.16m | 11:04AM0.25m | 11:24PM0.26m | 11:31AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1154 | 977 | 859 | 859 | 774 | 639 | 569 | 469 | 469 | 441 | 707 | 1306 | 1594 | 1952 | 2063 | 2180 | 2340 | 2522 | 4823 | 4308 | 3728 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 78 | 78 | 101 | 95 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 65 | 66 | 427 | 1170 | 52 | 52 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | E 4 | E 5 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 126 | 65 | 97 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 68 | 51 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 68 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 197 | 52 | 52 |
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