Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at J-Bay today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1830 | 1561 | 1210 | 1075 | 2964 | 3413 | 3875 | 4432 | 4432 | 4323 | 3684 | 3204 | 2585 | 2053 | 1644 | 1581 | 1581 | 1594 | 1474 | 1544 | 1544 | 1514 | 1395 | 1491 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.29m | 1:50PM1.20m | 1:58AM1.34m | 2:32PM1.27m | 2:39AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.56m | 7:40AM0.44m | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:21AM0.38m | 8:28PM0.44m | 8:58AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1830 | 1561 | 1210 | 1075 | 2964 | 3413 | 3875 | 4432 | 4432 | 4323 | 3684 | 3204 | 2585 | 2053 | 1644 | 1581 | 1581 | 1594 | 1474 | 1544 | 1544 | 1514 | 1395 | 1491 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 17 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 41 | 43 | 673 | 39 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 48 | 51 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 40 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 79 | 176 | 35 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 38 | 158 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 50 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 66 |
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