Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2221 | 2078 | 2027 | 1702 | 1999 | 1891 | 1848 | 2789 | 1982 | 1951 | 2489 | 2196 | 2408 | 939 | 1013 | 923 | 1193 | 999 | 817 | 683 | 617 | 564 | 553 | 606 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41AM1.02m | 8:02PM0.99m | 10:35AM1.00m | 11:08PM0.99m | 12:08PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15AM0.62m | 1:50PM0.75m | 3:07AM0.70m | 4:55PM0.77m | 5:25AM0.65m | 6:24PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2221 | 2078 | 2027 | 1702 | 1999 | 1891 | 1848 | 211 | 1982 | 1951 | 643 | 268 | 94 | 939 | 1013 | 923 | 1193 | 999 | 817 | 683 | 617 | 564 | 553 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 4 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 26 | 189 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 60 | 64 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 45 | 28 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 69 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | — | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 57 | 81 | 173 | 278 | 271 | 2789 | 845 | 1134 | 2489 | 2196 | 2408 | 437 | 286 | 229 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 179 | 142 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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