Joss Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 1.43° E

Joss Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Joss Bay sea temperature is
20.9°C
3.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
25
16
16
14
10
18
36
61
92
117
138
185
198
176
135
91
56
34
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:57PM2.96m
9:28AM3.05m
10:02PM3.08m
10:24AM3.28m
Low Tide
3:06PM1.53m
3:55AM1.53m
4:36PM1.35m
5:01AM1.35m
5:32PM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
19
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
15
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
13
12
13
17
19
19
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