Joss Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 1.43° E

Joss Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Joss Bay sea temperature is
21.2° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
N
6
0.4
SE
2
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
6
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
20
S
20
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
W
10
W
0
E
20
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:33AM4.18m
2:41PM4.44m
3:12AM4.06m
3:22PM4.27m
3:51AM3.87m
4:03PM4.03m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.45m
9:34PM-0.01m
9:44AM0.55m
10:09PM0.24m
10:18AM0.70m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:13
8:10
 mm
2
Temp °C
19
18
18
19
19
20
21
22
20
18
18
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
17
19
23
23
21
Feels °C
18
17
17
19
19
18
19
21
20
15
17
19
18
18
16
16
17
18
17
14
16
22
24
17
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