Joss Bay surf break

Joss Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 17 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
12.5° 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 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (17 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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 Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
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
N
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
0.1
N
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
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
8
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
40
SSE
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:32PM4.39m
00:52AM4.49m
1:17PM4.39m
1:40AM4.46m
2:02PM4.31m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.12m
7:18PM0.29m
7:43AM0.15m
8:05PM0.21m
8:31AM0.28m
8:53PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:00
4:58
4:58
4:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:42
8:44
8:45
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
13
15
15
13
12
6
5
8
10
10
9
7
7
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
2
7
8
9
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
N
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
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.4
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
9
8
5
3
8
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
W
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
8
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
SSW
5
1.1
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
Energy kJ
10
15
3
9
3
6
4
1
1
2
1
1
3
8
13
11
8
13
44
102
67
40
46
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
158
143
232
232
276
276
231
277
277
375
397
450
450
287
204
675
736
760
741
728
698
277
277
382
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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