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J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 09 Jan 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
19.8° C
 (Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111010151414131312121211112221
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36343039174418241569111495782960352744335657310611512140511629648227225735066861384
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
NE
25
E
30
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
E
20
E
15
E
10
NE
5
NE
15
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
1.42
7:39PM
1.19
8:15AM
1.31
8:26PM
1.08
9:09AM
1.20
9:40PM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
0.47
1:42AM
0.42
2:35PM
0.57
2:26AM
0.55
3:40PM
0.64
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:18-------5:18-------5:20------
Sunset----7:35-------7:35-------7:35---
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clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192122222220202019212324232121212123262727252121
Feels °C (?)171818182019192119181919191821222225262526272322
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