Joss Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 1.43° E

Joss Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Joss Bay sea temperature is
21.3° C
3.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Joss Bay today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.2
SSE
2
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:22PM4.27m
3:51AM3.87m
4:03PM4.03m
4:31AM3.64m
4:46PM3.74m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.55m
10:09PM0.24m
10:18AM0.70m
10:44PM0.55m
10:52AM0.89m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:10
8:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
19
19
20
20
18
18
22
24
24
22
20
18
16
18
20
20
20
18
Feels °C
18
17
18
17
18
20
17
15
15
19
20
22
19
17
16
13
14
17
15
15
13
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