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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 1 am Thursday 25 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 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.2 °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 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.2 °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 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 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 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1274 | 1094 | 1060 | 895 | 718 | 624 | 589 | 278 | 214 | 160 | 123 | 170 | 293 | 392 | 379 | 449 | 623 | 586 | 722 | 978 | 1048 | 2161 | 1983 | 1933 | 1641 | 1325 | 1203 | 1094 | 988 | 975 | 988 | 1111 | 1154 | 1154 | 1170 | 1064 | 1064 | 877 | 840 | 711 | 618 | 488 | 424 | 320 | 256 | 494 | 692 | 801 | 894 | 834 | 769 | 722 | 669 | 593 | 579 | 480 | 397 | 441 | 357 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:09AM 1.67 | 4:28PM 1.53 | 4:37AM 1.63 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:59PM 0.15 | 10:22AM 0.09 | 10:26PM 0.17 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
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