Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 736 | 700 | 700 | 634 | 772 | 680 | 636 | 615 | 595 | 491 | 475 | 466 | 475 | 291 | 457 | 1150 | 1130 | 1150 | 1583 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.43m | 6:49AM1.32m | 7:10PM1.26m | 8:05AM1.22m | 8:38PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59AM0.30m | 00:30AM0.32m | 12:58PM0.46m | 1:33AM0.46m | 2:26PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 961 | 736 | 700 | 700 | 634 | 772 | 680 | 636 | 615 | 595 | 491 | 475 | 466 | 475 | 291 | 457 | 1150 | 1130 | 1150 | 1583 | 1452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 145 | 108 | 88 | 183 | 187 | 198 | 191 | 160 | 132 | 112 | 115 | 89 | 89 | 66 | 265 | 206 | 51 | 38 | 165 | 83 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 76 | 75 | 83 | 147 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 72 | 51 | 48 | 66 | 49 | 63 | 35 | 71 | 21 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 126 | 160 | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 103 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 142 | 142 | 259 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 67 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 |
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