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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 Saturday 28 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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.9°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: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 109 | 413 | 1264 | 1943 | 2894 | 2228 | 1764 | 1556 | 1390 | 954 | 868 | 804 | 651 | 340 | 320 | 264 | 196 | 355 | 278 | 251 | 251 | 165 | 127 | 139 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | off | off | glass | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:15PM 1.23 | 1:42AM 1.39 | 1:59PM 1.36 | 2:19AM 1.54 | 2:35PM 1.47 | 2:51AM 1.66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:28PM 0.41 | 8:01AM 0.35 | 8:07PM 0.27 | 8:36AM 0.22 | 8:39PM 0.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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