Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1488 | 947 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 515 | 452 | 423 | 367 | 398 | 410 | 333 | 341 | 358 | 367 | 190 | 191 | 413 | 432 | 430 | 372 | 318 | 325 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:19PM1.39m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:09PM1.52m | 3:25AM1.64m | 3:55PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.24m | 8:21PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.18m | 9:43AM0.05m | 10:03PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1488 | 947 | 805 | 674 | 560 | 515 | 452 | 423 | 359 | 292 | 300 | 333 | 341 | 358 | 367 | 190 | 191 | 413 | 432 | 430 | 372 | 318 | 325 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 353 | 296 | 276 | 222 | 163 | 133 | 174 | 190 | 86 | 86 | 63 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 13 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 130 | 127 | 28 | 27 | 41 | 25 | 43 | 61 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 122 | 136 | 170 | 197 | 257 | 326 | 405 | 358 | 367 | 398 | 410 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 31 | 284 | 197 | 172 | 140 | 140 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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