Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1430 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 874 | 736 | 625 | 474 | 424 | 403 | 344 | 377 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 427 | 229 | 237 | 242 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.63m | 3:42AM1.60m | 4:02PM1.72m | 4:10AM1.64m | 4:29PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.11m | 9:41PM0.15m | 9:49AM0.04m | 10:09PM0.09m | 10:15AM0.00m | 10:38PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 1430 | 1272 | 1100 | 646 | 599 | 627 | 524 | 474 | 424 | 369 | 318 | 277 | 426 | 384 | 384 | 319 | 262 | 229 | 237 | 48 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 583 | 501 | 94 | 336 | 513 | 736 | 625 | 441 | 305 | 403 | 344 | 377 | 282 | 242 | 252 | 262 | 260 | 209 | 230 | 242 | 235 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | SW 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSE 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 83 | — | 81 | 79 | 347 | 78 | 77 | 106 | 121 | 123 | 213 | 182 | 92 | 114 | 151 | 239 | 225 | 199 | 164 | 212 | 295 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 947 | — | 562 | 588 | 874 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 427 | 28 | 49 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 180 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 3 | 140 | 3 | 0 |
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