Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Mon 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4432 | 4323 | 3684 | 3328 | 2585 | 2155 | 1876 | 1712 | 1712 | 1686 | 1589 | 1544 | 1544 | 1514 | 1279 | 1468 | 1828 | 2665 | 5376 | 12497 | 12407 | 13364 | 11010 | 9547 |
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 | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58AM1.34m | 2:32PM1.27m | 2:39AM1.39m | 3:08PM1.34m | 3:15AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:21AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:58AM0.31m | 9:07PM0.39m | 9:32AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4432 | 4323 | 3684 | 3328 | 2585 | 2155 | 1876 | 1712 | 1712 | 1686 | 1589 | 1544 | 1544 | 1514 | 1279 | 1468 | 1828 | 1556 | 2900 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 55 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 34 | 18 | 166 | 539 | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | SW 21 | S 22 | SSW 20 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | 18 | 9 | 76 | 19 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 2665 | 5376 | 12497 | 12407 | 13364 | 11010 | 9547 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 335 | 485 | 596 | 179 | 142 |
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