Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1758 | 1447 | 1042 | 919 | 495 | 663 | 591 | 281 | 367 | 361 | 314 | 232 | 183 | 157 | 171 | 200 | 355 | 386 | 331 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.38m | 2:11PM1.50m | 2:26AM1.51m | 2:48PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.27m | 8:23PM0.24m | 8:36AM0.13m | 9:01PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1758 | 1447 | 670 | 582 | 492 | 407 | 311 | 268 | 229 | 229 | 188 | 159 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 157 | 155 | 386 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSE 9 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 746 | 49 | 1042 | 919 | 495 | 663 | 591 | 281 | 367 | 361 | 314 | 232 | 183 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 355 | 16 | 331 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 236 | 228 | 158 | 158 | 156 | 104 | 166 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 171 | 200 | 45 | 13 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 727 | 824 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 180 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 3 |
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