Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | WSW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 408 | 294 | 281 | 201 | 196 | 175 | 128 | 46 | 55 | 77 | 169 | 199 | 218 | 480 | 151 | 173 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.79m | 3:19AM1.64m | 3:31PM1.83m | 3:54AM1.65m | 4:08PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.08m | 9:13PM-0.02m | 9:18AM0.03m | 9:48PM-0.05m | 9:54AM0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | E 6 | ESE 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 433 | 408 | 294 | 281 | 201 | 196 | 175 | 128 | 44 | 55 | 69 | 47 | 60 | 84 | 156 | 85 | 163 | 133 | 91 | 51 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 38 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 41 | 29 | 77 | 169 | 199 | 56 | 10 | 111 | 130 | 77 | 54 | 90 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | ESE 11 | WSW 11 | SW 9 | SSE 10 | WSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 9 | SW 15 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 25 | 46 | 37 | 23 | 73 | 48 | 2 | 9 | 61 | 77 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 26 | 80 | — | 218 | 480 | 151 | 173 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 179 | 179 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 66 | 140 | 180 | 513 | 517 | 473 | 140 | 31 |
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