Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 152 | 171 | 200 | 355 | 386 | 331 | 326 | 331 | 480 | 481 | 1057 | 1284 | 1907 | 1812 | 1657 | 1367 | 1518 | 1408 | 1452 | 1450 | 1315 | 954 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:48PM1.66m | 3:02AM1.61m | 3:22PM1.77m | 3:36AM1.66m | 3:54PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.13m | 9:01PM0.11m | 9:09AM0.03m | 9:35PM0.03m | 9:41AM-0.02m | 10:07PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 155 | 152 | 153 | 160 | 164 | 386 | 331 | 326 | 331 | 480 | 418 | 1057 | 1284 | 1907 | 1812 | 1657 | 1367 | 1518 | 1408 | 1452 | 1450 | 1315 | 954 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 183 | 147 | 145 | 142 | 355 | 164 | 133 | 136 | 108 | 88 | 481 | 407 | 393 | 88 | 87 | 64 | 39 | 26 | 56 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 111 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | S 5 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 54 | 171 | 200 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 8 | — | — | 20 | 20 | 14 | — | — | 47 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 36 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 38 | 59 | 60 | — | — | 51 | 214 | 207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 140 | 140 |
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