Joss Bay surf break

Joss Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joss Bay today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
15
12
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
ESE
15
SW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
SSE
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:30PM3.63m
10:58AM3.66m
11:13PM3.71m
11:36AM3.74m
11:54PM3.78m
12:13PM3.79m
Low Tide
5:08PM1.04m
5:27AM0.77m
5:49PM0.91m
6:08AM0.75m
6:28PM0.80m
6:46AM0.75m
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cloud
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rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:46
4:45
4:43
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8:55
8:57
8:58
8:59
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
27
24
23
20
18
19
21
21
19
18
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
17
20
25
25
26
23
22
20
17
19
21
20
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
12
14
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
N
6
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
27
15
12
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
7
4
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
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)
536
471
340
277
500
500
502
477
461
381
377
303
303
303
303
303
303
421
365
231
221
194
194
429
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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