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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 pm Thursday 26 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 8PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 207 | 347 | 712 | 865 | 881 | 798 | 651 | 475 | 348 | 273 | 235 | 180 | 199 | 199 | 140 | 157 | 154 | 128 | 611 | 1171 | 2055 | 2326 | 1834 | 1528 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:21AM 1.07 | 11:09PM 1.05 | 12:01PM 1.09 | 12:52AM 1.21 | 1:15PM 1.23 | 1:42AM 1.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:13PM 0.65 | 5:42AM 0.67 | 6:29PM 0.56 | 7:14AM 0.51 | 7:28PM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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