Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 369 | 441 | 612 | 432 | 351 | 305 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 196 | 242 | 346 | 763 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.30m | 2:09PM1.43m | 2:17AM1.43m | 2:35PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.47m | 7:55AM0.34m | 8:16PM0.32m | 8:22AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 369 | 357 | 447 | 432 | 351 | 305 | 273 | 201 | 165 | 136 | 137 | 99 | 70 | 90 | 346 | 763 | 1254 | 1534 | 1447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 338 | 344 | 338 | 293 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 134 | 46 | 90 | 87 | 50 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | SSW 17 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 61 | 57 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 89 | 61 | 99 | 44 | 82 | 48 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 318 | 441 | 612 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | — | 43 | 196 | 242 | 221 | 279 | 286 | 319 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 180 | 31 | 197 | 427 | 535 | 140 | 140 |
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