Joss Bay surf break

Joss Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Joss Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Joss Bay sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joss Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (16 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
76
45
29
10
25
24
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
S
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:16PM4.23m
11:47AM4.30m
00:04AM4.41m
12:32PM4.39m
00:52AM4.49m
1:17PM4.39m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.20m
6:33PM0.44m
6:56AM0.12m
7:18PM0.29m
7:43AM0.15m
8:05PM0.21m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:00
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:40
8:42
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
7
9
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
5
5
1
3
7
8
5
6
6
7
5
7
9
10
8
6
6
4
5
4
7
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
4
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
101
76
45
29
4
25
24
9
9
9
8
8
3
1
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
10
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
W
3
0.1
NE
9
0.2
W
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
14
11
11
10
4
1
1
1
8
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.7
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
5
3
1
13
17
13
10
13
10
3
7
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
13
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
74
0
103
143
143
143
143
158
158
158
158
123
158
276
200
200
277
277
387
405
450
450
405
444
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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