Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 10 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1456 | 1313 | 1153 | 551 | 613 | 509 | 635 | 646 | 627 | 767 | 742 | 612 | 423 | 374 | 386 | 330 | 343 | 523 | 691 | 694 | 959 | 1717 | 1717 | 1592 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.67m | 4:28PM1.83m | 4:46AM1.64m | 5:01PM1.76m | 5:20AM1.56m | 5:36PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM-0.01m | 10:42PM-0.01m | 10:47AM0.04m | 11:15PM0.06m | 11:21AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 1313 | 1153 | 486 | 449 | 509 | 593 | 553 | 627 | 767 | 742 | 612 | 423 | 326 | 232 | 184 | 320 | 273 | 229 | 309 | 313 | 401 | 313 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 551 | 613 | 310 | 635 | 646 | 531 | 428 | 367 | 325 | 239 | 374 | 386 | 330 | 112 | 70 | 228 | 228 | 472 | 401 | 322 | 304 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 182 | 99 | 1 | 10 | 25 | — | — | 55 | 102 | 129 | 144 | 19 | 41 | 71 | 173 | 223 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1456 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 38 | 64 | 149 | 214 | 343 | 523 | 691 | 694 | 959 | 1717 | 1717 | 1592 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 68 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 561 | 561 | 561 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 180 | 197 | 180 | 180 | 513 | 197 | 141 |
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