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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 7 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 534 | 534 | 497 | 403 | 489 | 581 | 1432 | 1355 | 1423 | 1423 | 1324 | 1069 | 1053 | 999 | 1190 | 1172 | 1155 | 1053 | 1021 | 851 | 825 | 718 | 695 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:44PM 1.01 | 8:09AM 1.00 | 10:48PM 0.98 | 11:22AM 1.00 | 12:26AM 1.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:51AM 0.74 | 3:22PM 0.70 | 5:00AM 0.77 | 5:46PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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