Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2689 | 2889 | 2567 | 2345 | 2045 | 1651 | 1474 | 1415 | 1276 | 1200 | 1305 | 828 | 721 | 563 | 957 | 1685 | 2531 | 2684 | 2360 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.26m | 9:10AM1.04m | 9:52PM1.15m | 10:51AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.49m | 3:10AM0.59m | 3:05PM0.61m | 4:31AM0.65m | 4:37PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 2689 | 2889 | 2567 | 2345 | 2045 | 1651 | 1474 | 1415 | 1276 | 1200 | 1305 | 828 | 721 | 497 | 957 | 1234 | 110 | 90 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 281 | 242 | 242 | 247 | 226 | 226 | 226 | 190 | 197 | 166 | 177 | 540 | 587 | 563 | 156 | 140 | 13 | 6 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | S 23 | SSW 22 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 105 | 105 | — | 167 | 215 | 237 | 177 | 158 | 158 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | 28 | 35 | — | 53 | — | 1685 | 2531 | 2684 | 2360 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 143 | 3 | 3 |
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