Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 805 | 752 | 586 | 490 | 398 | 550 | 273 | 230 | 186 | 148 | 308 | 678 | 986 | 806 | 791 | 475 | 347 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.48m | 6:42AM1.29m | 7:06PM1.29m | 7:49AM1.13m | 8:33PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.33m | 12:46PM0.44m | 1:30AM0.50m | 2:02PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 28 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 158 | 148 | 752 | 586 | 490 | 398 | 314 | 273 | 230 | 186 | 148 | 308 | 678 | 986 | 806 | 791 | 475 | 347 | 497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 51 | 146 | 118 | 114 | 112 | 15 | 106 | 101 | 71 | 56 | 104 | 99 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 178 | 144 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 | SE 9 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 36 | 35 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 51 | 3 | 99 | 82 | 63 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 34 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | W 3 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 649 | 805 | — | 4 | 52 | 72 | 550 | 56 | 146 | — | — | 3 | — | 20 | 62 | 32 | 100 | 344 | 589 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 197 | 180 | 180 |
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