Joss Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 1.43° E

Joss Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
30
31
24
31
16
16
16
14
13
18
37
57
88
117
126
172
176
164
142
107
70
69
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:18AM2.94m
8:57PM2.96m
9:28AM3.05m
10:02PM3.08m
10:24AM3.28m
Low Tide
2:12AM1.57m
3:06PM1.53m
3:55AM1.53m
4:36PM1.35m
5:01AM1.35m
5:32PM1.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:57
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
10
10
11
10
14
14
13
11
12
14
16
17
16
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