Joss Bay surf break

Joss Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 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
11.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
39
30
21
7
3
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
12:08PM3.95m
00:22AM4.04m
12:43PM4.00m
00:59AM4.06m
1:17PM3.99m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.42m
6:56PM0.61m
7:12AM0.44m
7:28PM0.54m
7:45AM0.51m
7:59PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:26
5:24
5:22
5:22
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8:15
8:16
8:19
8:21
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
17
18
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
15
13
13
14
12
13
14
14
14
13
11
6
5
6
11
14
16
14
13
12
9
11
11
12
12
9
9
9
6
6
8
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.3
NE
5
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
10
7
1
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
4
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
38
39
30
21
7
1
1
7
8
16
17
7
2
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
219
277
382
461
387
449
339
303
303
354
396
359
359
462
462
470
470
471
471
553
737
471
501
444
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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