Joss Bay surf break

Joss Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
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)
0.3
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
8
19
27
45
63
117
183
275
293
326
265
156
86
35
59
69
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:31PM3.42m
5:08AM3.13m
5:27PM3.30m
6:15AM3.04m
6:34PM3.26m
7:27AM3.10m
Low Tide
11:19PM1.10m
11:31AM1.40m
00:18AM1.16m
12:34PM1.48m
1:25AM1.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:29
8:30
8:31
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
10
10
10
9
11
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
2
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.8
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
2
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.5
NNW
3
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
8
19
27
45
63
117
183
275
293
326
265
156
86
7
59
69
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)
378
462
483
454
454
422
422
422
407
422
465
485
396
539
537
443
488
500
319
339
276
232
418
424
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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