Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (27 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1876 | 1712 | 1712 | 1594 | 1589 | 1474 | 1438 | 1514 | 1299 | 1468 | 2049 | 2577 | 3759 | 10419 | 9613 | 9491 | 9533 | 8443 | 6787 | 5583 | 4944 | 4631 | 3370 | 2975 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.27m | 2:39AM1.39m | 3:08PM1.34m | 3:15AM1.44m | 3:43PM1.40m | 3:49AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:58AM0.31m | 9:07PM0.39m | 9:32AM0.26m | 9:42PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1876 | 1712 | 1712 | 1594 | 1589 | 1474 | 1438 | 1514 | 1299 | 1468 | 2049 | 2577 | 3260 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 6787 | 5583 | 4944 | 4631 | 3370 | 2975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 52 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 241 | 432 | 1539 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | S 22 | SSW 20 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 76 | 10 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | 3759 | 10419 | 9613 | 9491 | 9533 | 8443 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 179 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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