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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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          1-2ft

          Flat - Knee High

          14mph Moderate, Onshore

          Primary Swell
          2ft at 4s50.01°

          ClearAir 63°fSea 55°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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          Configured Breaking Wave Heights

          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 1-2ft 14 18 mphClear63°f 2ft4s50.01°     100%
          3am 2-3ft 17 21 mphMostly Clear55°f 3ft4s59.13°     100%
          6am 2-3ft Faded Star 18 24 mphMostly Sunny52°f 4ft5s62.44°     100%
          9am 3-4ft Faded Star 19 26 mphSunny54°f 4.5ft6s64.46°     100%
          12pm 3-4ft Faded Star 21 28 mphSunny59°f 4.5ft6s62.83°     100%
          3pm 3-5ft Faded Star 24 35 mphSunny61°f 5.5ft6s58.88°     100%
          6pm 3-5ft Faded Star 25 36 mphSunny63°f 6ft6s59.17°     100%
          9pm 3-5ft Faded Star 22 35 mphClear63°f 5.5ft6s62.82°     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 22 34 mphClear59°f 5.5ft6s66.14°     100%
          3am 3-4ft Faded Star 21 30 mphClear55°f 5ft6s67.61°     100%
          6am 3-4ft Faded Star 21 30 mphSunny54°f 5ft6s67.49°     100%
          9am 3-4ft Faded Star 20 28 mphSunny54°f 4.5ft6s65.28°     100%
          12pm 3-4ft Faded Star 20 26 mphSunny55°f 4.5ft6s61.22°     100%
          3pm 2-4ft Faded Star 22 28 mphSunny59°f 4.5ft5s56.47°     100%
          6pm 2-4ft Faded Star 21 28 mphSunny61°f 4.5ft5s57.55°     95%
          9pm 2-4ft Faded Star 19 26 mphClear64°f 4.5ft5s64.42°     95%
           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 24 mphClear61°f 4ft5s71.84°     25%
          3am 2-3ft 14 18 mphClear57°f 3.5ft5s73.88°     25%
          6am 2-3ft 11 14 mphSunny55°f 3ft5s70.63°     10%
          9am 2ft 10 12 mphSunny54°f 2.5ft5s64.34°     10%
          12pm 2ft 13 15 mphSunny57°f 2.5ft5s58.51°     19%
          3pm 2ft 14 17 mphSunny57°f 2.5ft5s53.14°     19%
          6pm 2-3ft 15 19 mphSunny57°f 2.5ft5s50.38°     11%
          9pm 2-3ft 12 15 mphClear61°f 2.5ft5s51.79°     11%
           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 2ft 9 12 mphClear61°f 2.5ft5s54.73°     17%
          3am 1-2ft 2 3 mphClear61°f 2ft5s55.45°     17%
          6am 1-2ft 0 2 mphSunny59°f 1.7ft5s54°     30%
          9am 1ft 2 2 mphSunny59°f 1.3ft4s51.57°     30%
          12pm 1ft 2 3 mphSunny63°f 1.1ft4s48.51°     26%
          3pm 1ft 4 6 mphSunny66°f 0.8ft4s45.01°     26%
          6pm 1ft 6 8 mphSunny66°f 0.7ft4s41.31° 0.3ft2s   33%
          9pm 0-1ft 7 9 mphClear64°f 0.5ft4s40.73° 0.2ft4s 0.5ft2s 33%
           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 9 11 mphClear63°f 0.4ft4s35.16° 0.7ft2s   30%
          3am 0-1ft 9 11 mphClear59°f 0.4ft4s35.01° 0.8ft2s   30%
          6am 0-1ft 7 9 mphSunny57°f 0.4ft4s31.87° 0.7ft2s   39%
          9am Flat 5 6 mphMostly Sunny59°f 0.3ft4s31.86° 0.5ft2s   39%
          12pm Flat 2 3 mphSunny63°f 0.3ft4s31.04° 0.3ft2s   53%
          3pm Flat 6 8 mphSunny64°f 0.3ft4s30.95° 0.2ft2s   53%
          6pm Flat 9 11 mphSunny66°f 0.3ft4s30.73° 0.5ft2s   56%
          9pm Flat 10 13 mphMostly Clear64°f 0.2ft4s31.49° 0.8ft2s   56%
           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 Flat 11 13 mphMostly Clear61°f 0.2ft4s30.93° 1ft3s   56%
          3am Flat 10 12 mphMostly Clear59°f 1ft3s243.92°     56%
          6am Flat 9 11 mphMostly Cloudy55°f 0.9ft3s248.61°     54%
          9am Flat 10 14 mphOvercast57°f 0.9ft2s235.2°     54%
          12pm Flat 16 21 mphOvercast63°f 0.2ft6s23.5° 1.6ft3s   36%
          3pm Flat 20 28 mphDrizzle59°f 0.3ft6s22.66° 2.5ft4s   36%
          6pm Flat 17 26 mphDrizzle55°f 0.3ft6s21.33° 2.5ft4s   19%
          9pm 0-1ft 17 26 mphBrief Showers55°f 0.4ft6s19.74° 2.5ft4s   19%
           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 0-1ft 17 26 mphBrief Showers54°f 0.4ft6s18.53° 2.5ft4s   20%
          3am 0-1ft 18 25 mphMisty52°f 0.4ft6s17.4° 2.5ft4s   20%
          6am 0-1ft 18 25 mphMostly Sunny52°f 0.4ft6s17° 0.2ft6s 2.5ft4s 34%
          9am Flat 22 30 mphBrief Showers54°f 0.2ft6s216.37° 3ft4s   34%
          12pm 1ft 26 31 mphBrief Showers52°f 4.5ft5s351.56° 0.2ft6s   26%
          3pm 2-3ft Faded Star 25 30 mphMostly Cloudy52°f 5.5ft6s9.89°     26%
          6pm 2-3ft Faded Star 28 32 mphMostly Cloudy50°f 6ft6s11.51°     20%
          9pm 2-4ft Faded Star 28 33 mphOvercast48°f 6.5ft6s11.11°     20%
           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 10 12 mphClear43°f 2.5ft4s33.28° 0.4ft7s   21%
          3am 1-2ft 10 12 mphClear43°f 2.5ft4s33.28° 0.4ft7s   21%
          6am 1ft 7 8 mphSunny43°f 1.5ft4s28.63° 0.5ft8s   19%
          9am 1ft 7 8 mphSunny43°f 1.5ft4s28.63° 0.5ft8s   19%
          12pm 1ft 5 6 mphMostly Sunny54°f 0.9ft4s24.9° 0.5ft8s   19%
          3pm 1ft 5 6 mphMostly Sunny54°f 0.9ft4s24.9° 0.5ft8s   19%
          6pm 1-2ft 13 16 mphMostly Sunny52°f 2.5ft4s43.03° 0.2ft8s   18%
          9pm 1-2ft 13 16 mphMostly Sunny52°f 2.5ft4s43.03° 0.2ft8s   18%
           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 12 14 mphMostly Clear50°f 1.7ft4s42.81° 0.2ft8s   13%
          3am 1-2ft 12 14 mphMostly Clear50°f 1.7ft4s42.81° 0.2ft8s   13%
          6am 1-2ft 15 18 mphMostly Sunny50°f 2ft3s69.05° 0.5ft7s   15%
          9am 1-2ft 15 18 mphMostly Sunny50°f 2ft3s69.05° 0.5ft7s   15%
          12pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphSunny57°f 2ft3s53.67° 0.5ft11s   18%
          3pm 1-2ft 17 20 mphSunny57°f 2ft3s53.67° 0.5ft11s   18%
          6pm 1-2ft 14 17 mphSunny57°f 2ft3s59.52° 0.5ft10s   13%
          9pm 1-2ft 14 17 mphSunny57°f 2ft3s59.52° 0.5ft10s   13%
           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

          Next Update Expected: 2hrs
          Last Model Run: 24 May 13:00:00PM local time (BST). 24 May 12:00:00PM GMT.

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