Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joss Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Joss Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, gales from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | SSW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 188 | 125 | 78 | 54 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52PM2.89m | 8:10AM3.11m | 9:00PM3.08m | 9:10AM3.33m | 9:51PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM1.37m | 2:22AM1.62m | 3:11PM1.21m | 3:38AM1.44m | 4:10PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | S 5 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 120 | 125 | 78 | 54 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 171 | 188 | 16 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 100 | 198 | 165 | 160 | 172 | 172 | 91 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 219 | 219 | 358 | 343 | 181 | 276 | 158 | 370 | 370 | 444 | 370 | 371 | 451 | 411 | 425 | 425 | 194 | 277 | 277 | 328 | 673 |
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