Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1308 | 1193 | 1098 | 1006 | 988 | 924 | 959 | 882 | 701 | 621 | 459 | 389 | 420 | 1211 | 1495 | 2794 | 4314 | 3294 | 3186 | 1052 | 1006 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.67m | 5:33AM1.48m | 5:46PM1.53m | 5:59AM1.37m | 6:12PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.10m | 11:30PM0.16m | 11:33AM0.21m | 11:56PM0.27m | 11:59AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1308 | 1193 | 1098 | 1006 | 988 | 924 | 959 | 882 | 701 | 621 | 459 | 389 | 420 | 698 | 872 | 208 | 168 | 3294 | 3186 | 836 | 707 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 543 | 527 | 444 | 379 | 319 | 303 | 264 | 224 | 224 | 198 | 276 | 270 | 323 | 262 | 257 | 2 | 206 | 168 | 131 | 1052 | 1006 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 84 | 91 | 116 | 281 | 362 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 131 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1211 | 1495 | 2794 | 4314 | — | — | — | 191 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 197 | 180 | 180 |
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