J-Bay surf break

J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s

Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
4
4
3
1
0
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
1.9
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313131212121111111111101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514046314281381534632929257624021468135212481229134613171170841953815707926585534553445
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
E
15
E
5
E
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01PM
1.55
4:25AM
1.46
4:31PM
1.51
4:56AM
1.42
5:01PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
0.25
10:14PM
0.17
10:23AM
0.28
10:44PM
0.21
10:54AM
0.33
11:16PM
0.26
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise-5:05-------5:03-------5:03------
Sunset----7:07-------7:07-------7:08---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1---1-
Temp. °C182121212018171818202121201918181820212121191918
Feels °C (?)161817181717171818211817161718201919201819181918
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