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          Joss Bay Surf Report and Forecast

          Spot Location: Europe > UK + Ireland > England > Southern England - East

          Current Surf Report for Joss Bay

          All times BST unless otherwise stated.

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          3-5ft

          Faded Star

          Waist High - Shoulder High

          23mph Strong, Onshore

          Primary Swell
          5.5ft at 6s61.84°

          Mostly ClearAir 64°fSea 54°f

          Today's Tide - Joss BayToday's Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          High 3:05AM14.9ft
          Low 9:18AM3.5ft
          High 3:15PM14.9ft
          Low 9:47PM3ft
          First Light 4:02AM
          Sunrise 4:46AM
          Sunset 8:55PM
          Last Light 9:40PM

          Tide Location Margate - 2.0921472km away Help

          About Joss Bay

          Kent's main surf spot, the hub of surfing in the area since the ?60s has L/R peaks over sandbars and chalk reefs. Best in strong N swells but works on windswell from many directions. Can be rippy and reefs can get shallow. Car park by the beach.

          Joss Bay Surf Forecast Help

          Surf Forecasting help for Joss Bay

          A detailed long range Joss Bay Surf forecast, surf report and (where available) surf webcams. This surf forecast will be useful for both Joss Bay and nearby surf spots in the UK + Ireland area. The information here is carefully calibrated and checked, please do read the surf forecasting help information first which will give you a good idea how to start interpreting this information.

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          Our team has configured this spot. All surf wave heights below are estimated face heights measured from peak to trough (not Hawaiian scale). Take a look at the scale to the right. You can click the settings wheel below to change this configuration.

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            OverviewAdvanced
             Edit Joss Bay Surf Wind (+ Gusts)WeatherPrimary SwellSecondary SwellProb.
          Fri25/05 12am 1ft 12 15 mphClear59°f 1.9ft3s40.59°     100%
          3am 1-2ft 15 19 mphClear59°f 2.5ft4s52.09°     100%
          6am 2-3ft 16 20 mphSunny55°f 3.5ft5s59°     100%
          9am 2-4ft Faded Star 18 24 mphSunny55°f 4ft6s59.63°     100%
          12pm 3-4ft Faded Star 22 28 mphSunny63°f 4.5ft6s58.06°     100%
          3pm 3-5ft Faded Star 25 35 mphMostly Sunny64°f 5.5ft6s56.53°     100%
          6pm 3-5ft Faded Star 25 37 mphMostly Sunny64°f 6ft6s58.93°     100%
          9pm 3-5ft Faded Star 23 35 mphMostly Clear64°f 5.5ft6s61.84°     100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          High 3:05AM14.9ft
          Low 9:18AM3.5ft
          High 3:15PM14.9ft
          Low 9:47PM3ft
          First Light 4:02AM
          Sunrise 4:46AM
          Sunset 8:55PM
          Last Light 9:40PM
          Sat26/05 12am 3-5ft Faded Star 21 33 mphClear63°f 5.5ft6s63.96°     100%
          3am 3-4ft Faded Star 20 29 mphClear57°f 5ft6s65.99°     100%
          6am 3-4ft Faded Star 20 28 mphSunny55°f 5ft6s67.07°     100%
          9am 3-4ft Faded Star 19 27 mphSunny55°f 4.5ft6s66.31°     100%
          12pm 2-4ft Faded Star 19 25 mphSunny57°f 4ft5s63.3°     100%
          3pm 2-4ft Faded Star 21 28 mphSunny61°f 4.5ft5s59.27°     100%
          6pm 2-4ft Faded Star 21 28 mphSunny63°f 4.5ft5s60.66°     100%
          9pm 2-4ft Faded Star 19 26 mphClear64°f 4.5ft5s66.11°     100%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          High 3:45AM14.6ft
          Low 9:54AM4ft
          High 3:53PM14.6ft
          Low10:25PM3.3ft
          First Light 4:01AM
          Sunrise 4:45AM
          Sunset 8:57PM
          Last Light 9:41PM
          Sun27/05 12am 2-3ft Faded Star 17 23 mphClear61°f 4ft5s71.09°     90%
          3am 2-3ft 14 18 mphClear57°f 3.5ft5s71.22°     90%
          6am 2-3ft 12 15 mphSunny55°f 3ft5s67.68°     45%
          9am 2-3ft 11 13 mphSunny54°f 2.5ft5s62.03°     45%
          12pm 2ft 13 15 mphSunny54°f 2.5ft5s55.99°     33%
          3pm 1-2ft 13 15 mphSunny54°f 2.5ft5s50.63°     33%
          6pm 1-2ft 13 15 mphSunny55°f 2.5ft5s47.58°     17%
          9pm 1-2ft 12 14 mphMostly Clear55°f 2ft4s47.52°     17%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          High 4:28AM14.3ft
          Low10:34AM4.4ft
          High 4:35PM14.3ft
          Low11:10PM3.6ft
          First Light 3:59AM
          Sunrise 4:44AM
          Sunset 8:58PM
          Last Light 9:43PM
          Mon28/05 12am 1-2ft 9 11 mphMostly Clear55°f 2ft4s48.39°     29%
          3am 1-2ft 8 9 mphClear55°f 1.8ft4s48.69°     29%
          6am 1ft 7 8 mphSunny54°f 1.2ft4s29.78° 0.9ft4s   49%
          9am 1ft 5 6 mphSunny54°f 1.2ft4s49.45° 0.3ft5s   49%
          12pm 1ft 4 5 mphSunny59°f 1ft4s47.83° 0.2ft5s   75%
          3pm 1ft 5 6 mphSunny61°f 0.8ft4s47.48° 0.2ft5s   75%
          6pm 1ft 5 6 mphSunny61°f 0.7ft4s47.67° 0.2ft5s   12%
          9pm 0-1ft 4 5 mphClear59°f 0.6ft4s44.31° 0.2ft5s   12%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          High 5:16AM14ft
          Low11:24AM4.7ft
          High 5:24PM14ft
          First Light 3:58AM
          Sunrise 4:43AM
          Sunset 8:59PM
          Last Light 9:44PM
          Tue29/05 12am 0-1ft 5 6 mphClear57°f 0.5ft4s40.61° 0.2ft5s   18%
          3am 1ft 9 11 mphClear54°f 0.8ft4s36.36°     18%
          6am 1ft 11 12 mphSunny48°f 1.1ft3s32.89°     20%
          9am 1ft 11 13 mphSunny50°f 1.3ft3s35.1°     20%
          12pm 1ft 10 11 mphSunny50°f 1.4ft4s38.07°     35%
          3pm 1ft 9 10 mphSunny48°f 1.4ft4s40.17° 0.6ft7s   35%
          6pm 1-2ft 9 10 mphSunny48°f 1.7ft6s36.78°     72%
          9pm 1-2ft 7 8 mphClear48°f 1.8ft6s34.28°     72%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          Low12:04AM3.7ft
          High 6:11AM13.7ft
          Low12:23PM4.8ft
          High 6:19PM13.7ft
          First Light 3:57AM
          Sunrise 4:42AM
          Sunset 9:00PM
          Last Light 9:45PM
          Wed30/05 12am 1-2ft 4 4 mphClear48°f 1.7ft6s32.27°     45%
          3am 1-2ft 2 3 mphClear48°f 1.5ft6s31.13°     45%
          6am 1-2ft 5 5 mphMostly Sunny50°f 1.4ft6s30.16°     9%
          9am 1ft 6 8 mphMostly Sunny50°f 1.3ft6s29.17°     9%
          12pm 1ft 7 10 mphMostly Cloudy57°f 1.1ft6s28.14° 0.4ft2s   19%
          3pm 1ft 5 7 mphDrizzle61°f 1ft6s27.51° 0.3ft2s   19%
          6pm 1ft 3 4 mphBrief Showers64°f 1ft6s27.07°     23%
          9pm 1ft 3 4 mphLight Showers Possible64°f 0.9ft6s26.6°     23%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          Low 1:06AM3.7ft
          High 7:15AM13.6ft
          Low 1:27PM4.8ft
          High 7:25PM13.6ft
          First Light 3:56AM
          Sunrise 4:41AM
          Sunset 9:01PM
          Last Light 9:47PM
          Thu31/05 12am 1ft 3 4 mphLight Showers Possible61°f 0.8ft6s25.72°     11%
          3am 1ft 10 13 mphClear59°f 0.9ft6s21.26°     11%
          6am 1ft 15 18 mphSunny52°f 1.5ft3s25.8°     8%
          9am 1-2ft 16 19 mphMostly Sunny50°f 2ft4s28.99°     8%
          12pm 1-2ft 15 17 mphMostly Sunny50°f 2.5ft4s35.56° 0.4ft7s   11%
          3pm 1-2ft 15 18 mphMostly Sunny50°f 2.5ft4s39.87°     11%
          6pm 1-2ft 15 19 mphMostly Sunny52°f 2.5ft4s41.04°     13%
          9pm 2ft 15 17 mphMostly Clear52°f 2.5ft5s40.35°     13%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          Low 2:11AM3.4ft
          High 8:27AM13.9ft
          Low 2:33PM4.4ft
          High 8:43PM13.8ft
          First Light 3:55AM
          Sunrise 4:41AM
          Sunset 9:02PM
          Last Light 9:48PM

          Extended Surf Forecast for Southern England - East Area

          Fri01/06 12am 1-2ft 19 23 mphMostly Clear48°f 3ft4s35.17° 0.4ft7s   38%
          3am 1-2ft 19 23 mphMostly Clear48°f 3ft4s35.17° 0.4ft7s   38%
          6am 1-2ft 16 19 mphMostly Sunny39°f 3ft4s21.67° 0.4ft7s   60%
          9am 1-2ft 16 19 mphMostly Sunny39°f 3ft4s21.67° 0.4ft7s   60%
          12pm 2-3ft 19 23 mphMostly Sunny61°f 3.5ft5s25.9° 0.4ft8s   38%
          3pm 2-3ft 19 23 mphMostly Sunny61°f 3.5ft5s25.9° 0.4ft8s   38%
          6pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphSunny59°f 3ft5s22.81° 0.4ft8s   38%
          9pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphSunny59°f 3ft5s22.81° 0.4ft8s   38%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          Low 3:18AM3.1ft
          High 9:37AM14.5ft
          Low 3:40PM3.9ft
          High 9:56PM14.4ft
          First Light 3:54AM
          Sunrise 4:40AM
          Sunset 9:04PM
          Last Light 9:49PM
          Sat02/06 12am 1-2ft 19 23 mphClear46°f 3ft4s28.83° 0.3ft7s 0.3ft9s 21%
          3am 1-2ft 19 23 mphClear46°f 3ft4s28.83° 0.3ft7s 0.3ft9s 21%
          6am 1-2ft 13 16 mphSunny43°f 2.5ft4s28.03° 0.4ft9s   24%
          9am 1-2ft 13 16 mphSunny43°f 2.5ft4s28.03° 0.4ft9s   24%
          12pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphSunny63°f 3ft4s43.34° 0.2ft10s   26%
          3pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphSunny63°f 3ft4s43.34° 0.2ft10s   26%
          6pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphMostly Sunny54°f 2.5ft4s41.3° 0.2ft9s   19%
          9pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphMostly Sunny54°f 2.5ft4s41.3° 0.2ft9s   19%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          Low 4:24AM2.6ft
          High10:37AM15.2ft
          Low 4:46PM3.2ft
          High10:59PM15.2ft
          First Light 3:53AM
          Sunrise 4:39AM
          Sunset 9:05PM
          Last Light 9:51PM
          Sun03/06 12am 1-2ft 19 23 mphClear48°f 2.5ft4s40.34° 0.5ft11s   7%
          3am 1-2ft 19 23 mphClear48°f 2.5ft4s40.34° 0.5ft11s   7%
          6am 2ft 19 23 mphSunny48°f 3ft4s37.01° 0.4ft10s   25%
          9am 2ft 19 23 mphSunny48°f 3ft4s37.01° 0.4ft10s   25%
          12pm 1ft 12 14 mphSunny59°f 1.4ft4s23.99° 0.5ft10s   18%
          3pm 1ft 12 14 mphSunny59°f 1.4ft4s23.99° 0.5ft10s   18%
          6pm 1-2ft 15 18 mphSunny59°f 3ft4s37.05° 0.4ft10s   11%
          9pm 1-2ft 15 18 mphSunny59°f 3ft4s37.05° 0.4ft10s   11%
           Tide and daylight times for Tide Legend - Joss Bay
          Low 5:25AM2.2ft
          High11:32AM15.7ft
          Low 5:48PM2.5ft
          High11:55PM15.9ft
          First Light 3:52AM
          Sunrise 4:38AM
          Sunset 9:06PM
          Last Light 9:52PM

          Next Update Expected: 4hrs
          Last Model Run: 25 May 13:00:00PM local time (BST). 25 May 12:00:00PM GMT.

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