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Joss Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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 2AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Joss Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, strong winds from the S by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 5 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:52AM4.49m | 1:17PM4.39m | 1:40AM4.46m | 2:02PM4.31m | 2:31AM4.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.29m | 7:43AM0.15m | 8:05PM0.21m | 8:31AM0.28m | 8:53PM0.22m | 9:20AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 93 | 129 | 83 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 46 | 88 | 51 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 276 | 276 | 277 | 277 | 429 | 399 | 399 | 287 | 281 | 278 | 500 | 675 | 405 | 679 | 200 | 390 | 200 | 371 | 200 | 472 | 500 | 263 | 200 |
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