Joss Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.39° N 1.43° E

Joss Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Joss Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 2PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, near gales from the SSW by Tue night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
420
445
371
296
184
132
94
63
63
68
63
49
49
29
64
91
94
117
122
71
60
34
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
S
40
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:37AM3.26m
5:15PM3.05m
5:37AM3.08m
6:29PM2.88m
6:54AM3.01m
7:52PM2.89m
Low Tide
11:14AM1.22m
11:36PM1.51m
12:23PM1.37m
00:50AM1.64m
1:51PM1.37m
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clear
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7:24
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5:53
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 mm
2
2
4
3
8
2
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
6
8
7
6
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
6
6
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