Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thu 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1247 | 961 | 851 | 838 | 786 | 706 | 683 | 568 | 812 | 1204 | 1537 | 2012 | 2041 | 2078 | 2213 | 2702 | 5974 | 5377 | 5366 | 5341 | 4414 | 3344 | 2785 | 2285 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.28m | 10:40AM1.06m | 11:14PM1.25m | 11:58AM1.08m | 00:18AM1.26m | 1:01PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.51m | 4:39AM0.56m | 4:32PM0.57m | 5:51AM0.55m | 5:47PM0.59m | 6:52AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1247 | 961 | 851 | 838 | 786 | 706 | 683 | 494 | 812 | 1204 | 1537 | 1542 | 315 | 2078 | 2213 | 2702 | 5974 | 5377 | 5366 | 5341 | 4414 | 3344 | 2785 | 2285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 254 | 337 | 251 | 362 | 441 | 463 | 568 | 553 | 334 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 711 | 1073 | 1580 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 2012 | 2041 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 19 | 28 | 53 | 152 | 275 | 226 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 183 | 183 | 197 | 172 | 141 | 141 | 31 | 2 |
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