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J-Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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J-Bay surf Forecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's J-Bay sea temperature is 16.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 22.9 °C min: 19.9 °C)
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J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's J-Bay sea temperature is 16.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 22.9 °C min: 19.9 °C)
How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 401 | 182 | 368 | 510 | 529 | 449 | 623 | 586 | 722 | 874 | 1048 | 2396 | 2146 | 2093 | 1641 | 1446 | 1203 | 1079 | 988 | 988 | 975 | 1049 | 1049 | 975 | 1064 | 890 | 890 | 877 | 754 | 577 | 495 | 488 | 380 | 374 | 305 | 309 | 476 | 553 | 517 | 496 | 792 | 990 | 862 | 784 | 624 | 466 | 418 | 459 | 389 | 534 | 536 | 466 | 457 | 441 | 385 | 262 | 214 | 162 | 142 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | off | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:57PM 1.49 | 5:06AM 1.56 | 5:29PM 1.42 | 5:39AM 1.47 | 6:06PM 1.33 | 6:19AM 1.36 | 6:56PM 1.23 | 7:14AM 1.23 | 8:14PM 1.15 | 8:46AM 1.12 | 10:10PM 1.16 | 10:48AM 1.12 | 11:42PM 1.30 | 12:12PM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:50AM 0.13 | 10:56PM 0.23 | 11:21AM 0.20 | 11:28PM 0.31 | 11:56AM 0.29 | 12:07AM 0.41 | 12:41PM 0.39 | 1:00AM 0.53 | 1:45PM 0.50 | 2:29AM 0.63 | 3:23PM 0.55 | 4:36AM 0.61 | 5:05PM 0.50 | 6:07AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 |
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