Joss Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 1.43° E

Joss Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Joss Bay sea temperature is
20.7°C
3.3° 

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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
4
1
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
38
48
98
154
156
184
213
182
150
131
83
80
51
46
39
38
30
22
16
16
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
NE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
9:28AM3.05m
10:02PM3.08m
10:24AM3.28m
10:55PM3.27m
11:10AM3.55m
Low Tide
4:36PM1.35m
5:01AM1.35m
5:32PM1.07m
5:49AM1.12m
6:15PM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:57
7:53
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
19
21
21
22
20
19
19
20
21
22
23
21
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
13
14
13
11
12
14
17
17
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
22
20
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