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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 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
20.1° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 11PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)--
Afternoon (12 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (12 Mar)7ft (2.2m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)99999991212131317151615141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)562749749505505450349349338369369403450105511358901002890632623494358367355
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
0
W
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
0.93
12:42PM
1.02
1:31AM
1.09
1:32PM
1.17
2:01AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.77
6:27AM
0.78
7:13PM
0.63
7:33AM
0.63
7:48PM
0.47
8:05AM
0.47
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:43-------6:40-------6:39-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302829292929312829232322212224242321212121222629
Feels °C (?)292727262628282527232222222223232422242424242728
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