Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 6 | WSW 12 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 169 | 199 | 92 | 174 | 320 | 171 | 152 | 130 | 110 | 128 | 130 | 107 | 107 | 109 | 119 | 126 | 90 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.83m | 3:54AM1.65m | 4:08PM1.81m | 4:31AM1.63m | 4:46PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48PM-0.05m | 9:54AM0.03m | 10:23PM-0.02m | 10:32AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | E 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 104 | 169 | 199 | 36 | 174 | 130 | 130 | 133 | 75 | 109 | 96 | 96 | 86 | 88 | 109 | 109 | 126 | 90 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 98 | 98 | 84 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 58 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 57 | 89 | 107 | 69 | 56 | 44 | 41 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 7 | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 4 | 4 | 38 | — | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 80 | 119 | 112 | 85 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 24 | 92 | 124 | 320 | 171 | 152 | 130 | 110 | 128 | 130 | 107 | 139 | — | — | — | — | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 614 | 197 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 140 | 140 | 531 | 197 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 197 |
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