Josiahs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.45° N 64.59° W

Issued: 7 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Josiahs Bay sea temperature is

29.9°C

Josiahs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (29 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

Table - waves today at Josiahs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 29							Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	78	78	77	55	51	49	49	43	48	31	30	31	59	61	63	63	63	45	58	56	55	54	50
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:13AM0.56m			10:32PM0.27m					12:08PM0.54m				11:30PM0.27m				1:04PM0.52m
Low Tide	3:40AM-0.02m					6:08PM0.16m			4:32AM-0.01m					7:07PM0.17m				5:30AM0.02m					8:04PM0.18m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27
Feels °C	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	29	29	28	28	29	29	31	29	29	29	28	29	29	29	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	78	78	77	55	51	49	49	43	48	26	26	31	59	61	63	63	63	45	58	56	55	54	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	NE 14	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	NNE 12	E 8	E 8	NE 11	E 8	E 8	W 9	E 10	E 10	SSE 5	N 8	ENE 7	E 9	ESE 7	E 9	NE 16
kJ	2	2	7	1	1	1	1	13	20	20	30	10	10	1	2	2	4	29	10	6	17	2	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	NNE 13	E 8	SSE 5	E 9	NNW 9	SSE 5	NNE 12	NE 11	W 8	NE 11	W 9	NNW 9	W 8	—	NNW 8	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	E 9	N 17	ENE 9
kJ	2	2	18	1	7	6	8	5	14	31	1	31	1	8	1	—	7	5	5	5	2	6	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 7
kJ	60	60	58	64	64	57	58	60	17	12	49	17	20	57	55	55	55	24	31	25	17	28	48
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	37	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	198	198	144	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2				1
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