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J-Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 651 | 371 | 341 | 278 | 216 | 407 | 325 | 278 | 282 | 162 | 127 | 142 | 170 | 403 | 727 | 808 | 825 | 716 | 866 | 450 | 391 | 284 | 293 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:19AM 1.54 | 2:35PM 1.47 | 2:51AM 1.66 | 3:06PM 1.55 | 3:19AM 1.73 | 3:34PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:07PM 0.27 | 8:36AM 0.22 | 8:39PM 0.17 | 9:06AM 0.13 | 9:08PM 0.10 | 9:34AM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
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