Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2391 | 2643 | 3670 | 4512 | 4271 | 3567 | 3031 | 2630 | 2418 | 2341 | 2373 | 2715 | 2711 | 2862 | 3420 | 3513 | 3517 | 3143 | 2886 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 1783 | 3720 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.16m | 8:59PM1.29m | 9:50AM1.06m | 10:46PM1.22m | 11:59AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.45m | 2:21PM0.48m | 3:39AM0.54m | 3:54PM0.59m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:00PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2391 | 2643 | 3670 | 4512 | 4271 | 3567 | 3031 | 2630 | 2418 | 2341 | 2373 | 2715 | 2711 | 2862 | 3420 | 3513 | 3517 | 3143 | 2886 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 1783 | 3720 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 148 | 148 | 115 | 115 | 90 | 92 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 147 | 66 | 60 | 84 | 116 | 104 | 84 | 66 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 66 | 8 | — | — | — | 33 | 112 | 162 | 277 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 197 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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