Joss Bay surf break

Joss Bay surfForecast / South Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 6PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (21 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
W
10
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
ENE
2
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
N
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:41PM3.98m
4:22AM3.77m
4:36PM3.78m
5:27AM3.51m
5:38PM3.60m
6:36AM3.35m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.73m
10:39PM0.41m
11:05AM0.99m
11:37PM0.55m
12:03PM1.21m
00:41AM0.68m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:54
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:47
8:49
8:51
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
22
24
24
24
22
21
21
11
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
20
22
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
23
22
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
166
174
303
219
204
204
204
278
278
204
204
204
204
219
231
194
201
271
201
205
205
205
219
303
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast of England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Joss Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest