Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Mon 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1656 | 1380 | 1749 | 1606 | 1478 | 1104 | 884 | 721 | 597 | 536 | 495 | 571 | 571 | 560 | 550 | 524 | 531 | 722 | 738 | 513 | 623 | 479 | 1218 | 1338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.32m | 6:50AM1.27m | 7:35PM1.30m | 7:40AM1.20m | 8:31PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.33m | 00:51AM0.50m | 1:09PM0.38m | 1:45AM0.54m | 1:59PM0.43m | 2:51AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | ESE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1656 | 1380 | 1070 | 826 | 765 | 1104 | 884 | 721 | 597 | 495 | 363 | 571 | 571 | 560 | 550 | 524 | 515 | 722 | 738 | 513 | 623 | 337 | 1218 | 1338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 13 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 257 | 202 | 75 | 133 | 188 | 851 | 706 | 639 | 546 | 536 | 495 | 311 | 220 | 173 | 112 | 379 | 531 | 494 | 423 | 407 | 400 | 479 | 331 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 215 | 166 | — | — | — | 221 | 297 | 289 | 322 | 295 | 336 | 336 | 311 | 255 | 251 | 105 | 63 | 29 | 18 | 345 | 182 | 150 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 561 | 1148 | 1749 | 1606 | 1478 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 257 | 179 | 142 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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