Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 376 | 278 | 217 | 286 | 369 | 454 | 398 | 377 | 343 | 305 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 270 | 134 | 382 | 346 | 763 | 1106 | 1534 | 1447 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.16m | 1:43PM1.27m | 1:48AM1.30m | 2:09PM1.43m | 2:17AM1.43m | 2:35PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.48m | 7:49PM0.47m | 7:55AM0.34m | 8:16PM0.32m | 8:22AM0.21m | 8:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 448 | 376 | 278 | 217 | 286 | 369 | 357 | 398 | 377 | 343 | 305 | 266 | 230 | 196 | 133 | 133 | 254 | 134 | 89 | 265 | 209 | 1106 | 1534 | 1447 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 188 | 264 | 206 | 191 | 80 | 17 | 17 | 338 | 344 | 338 | 293 | 273 | 263 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 105 | 60 | 100 | 346 | 763 | 67 | 106 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 66 | 66 | 40 | 23 | 61 | 57 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 9 | 87 | 84 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 66 | 87 | 97 | 169 | 363 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 270 | 108 | 382 | 46 | 200 | 327 | 200 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 141 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 180 | 303 | 427 | 513 | 140 | 140 |
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