Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 389 | 459 | 440 | 481 | 617 | 756 | 658 | 659 | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 746 | 649 | 572 | 555 | 603 | 778 | 1834 | 2440 | 1123 | 1208 | 1449 | 5731 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.07m | 11:08PM1.09m | 12:09PM1.20m | 00:37AM1.21m | 1:08PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.62m | 4:42PM0.67m | 5:38AM0.57m | 6:33PM0.53m | 6:49AM0.42m | 7:28PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 389 | 389 | 303 | 254 | 240 | 315 | 389 | 494 | 659 | 562 | 448 | 359 | 309 | 649 | 572 | 386 | 395 | 364 | 367 | 282 | 241 | 211 | 1240 | 5731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 240 | 18 | 14 | — | 530 | 1034 | 947 | 905 | 746 | 36 | 13 | 555 | 603 | 778 | — | — | 314 | 661 | 214 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | S 20 | ENE 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | 205 | — | 131 | 104 | 37 | 8 | 104 | 42 | 266 | — | — | — | — | 286 | 265 | 257 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | 230 | 331 | 459 | 440 | 481 | 617 | 756 | 658 | — | 846 | — | — | — | 316 | 415 | 525 | 33 | 102 | 1834 | 2440 | 1123 | 1208 | 1449 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 183 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 140 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 180 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 142 | 427 | 259 | 142 | 140 | 0 |
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