Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Port St Johns today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Port St Johns at 4PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Port St Johns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 596 | 413 | 439 | 433 | 439 | 704 | 886 | 1121 | 1277 | 1224 | 1214 | 1059 | 778 | 586 | 805 | 515 | 508 | 384 | 342 | 356 | 1037 | 1136 | 1100 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:03AM1.64m | 5:33PM1.61m | 5:47AM1.56m | 6:20PM1.58m | 6:32AM1.45m | 7:09PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.08m | 11:39PM0.20m | 11:59AM0.13m | 00:27AM0.28m | 12:43PM0.20m | 1:18AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 225 | 596 | 413 | 439 | 433 | 439 | 704 | 886 | 1121 | 1277 | 1224 | 1214 | 1059 | 778 | 586 | 805 | 515 | 131 | 384 | 342 | 349 | 1037 | 1136 | 1100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 276 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 162 | 298 | 295 | 14 | 13 | 508 | 6 | 6 | 356 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SW 20 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 60 | — | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 29 | 115 | 234 | 171 | 335 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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