Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2418 | 2454 | 2373 | 2445 | 2535 | 3234 | 3375 | 3664 | 3517 | 3143 | 2724 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2042 | 4005 | 4435 | 4649 | 4271 | 3409 | 3208 | 3588 | 3512 | 3514 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.06m | 10:46PM1.22m | 11:59AM1.09m | 00:33AM1.28m | 1:24PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.54m | 3:54PM0.59m | 5:36AM0.55m | 6:00PM0.57m | 7:09AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2418 | 2454 | 2373 | 2445 | 2535 | 3234 | 3375 | 3664 | 3517 | 3143 | 2724 | 2462 | 2103 | 1919 | 2042 | 4005 | 4435 | 4649 | 4271 | 3409 | 3208 | 3135 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | — | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 74 | — | 43 | 77 | 82 | 113 | 111 | 119 | 80 | 63 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 48 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 66 | 45 | — | — | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 98 | 108 | — | — | 36 | 121 | 167 | 209 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | 3588 | 3512 | 3514 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 60 | 183 | 141 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 143 | 427 | 1394 | 3299 | 2150 | 3 |
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