Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 399 | 621 | 1341 | 2159 | 1782 | 1282 | 820 | 804 | 920 | 637 | 500 | 592 | 366 | 493 | 546 | 1396 | 1835 | 2378 | 2707 | 2496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.51m | 7:26AM1.26m | 7:58PM1.38m | 8:10AM1.14m | 8:45PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.23m | 1:32AM0.39m | 1:29PM0.36m | 2:16AM0.49m | 2:10PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 362 | 341 | 334 | 251 | 230 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 804 | 920 | 637 | 500 | 592 | 275 | 356 | 287 | 1396 | 1835 | 2378 | 2707 | 2496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 216 | 244 | 175 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 331 | 407 | 407 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 366 | 354 | 317 | 311 | 281 | 238 | 242 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 295 | 49 | 31 | 77 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 205 | 136 | 239 | 255 | 82 | 172 | 493 | 546 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 399 | 621 | 1341 | 2159 | 1782 | 1282 | 820 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 31 | 31 |
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