Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1381 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 1670 | 1169 | 1065 | 1341 | 4891 | 2548 | 6554 | 6363 | 6016 | 5530 | 4610 | 3319 | 3029 | 2554 | 2356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.23m | 2:32AM1.34m | 3:02PM1.34m | 3:06AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.49m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.39m | 9:22AM0.24m | 9:34PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1381 | 1271 | 1088 | 907 | 923 | 765 | 19 | 1169 | 1065 | 1341 | 4891 | 2548 | 6554 | 6363 | 6016 | 5530 | 4610 | 3319 | 3029 | 2554 | 2356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | S 8 | ENE 9 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 481 | 475 | 422 | 553 | 419 | 479 | 7 | 240 | 590 | 859 | 21 | 1549 | 15 | 16 | 7 | — | 233 | 25 | — | 109 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 52 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 20 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | SW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 70 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 1670 | 181 | 238 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 428 | 175 | 204 | 171 | 189 | 161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 3 | 200 | 251 | 325 | 197 | 180 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 31 | 197 |
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