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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 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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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 1731 | 1989 | 1913 | 1825 | 1710 | 1425 | 1280 | 1214 | 990 | 846 | 784 | 604 | 587 | 541 | 530 | 340 | 568 | 961 | 1134 | 788 | 670 | 440 | 440 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:47PM 1.32 | 7:29AM 1.38 | 7:39PM 1.19 | 8:29AM 1.30 | 8:45PM 1.09 | 9:40AM 1.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00AM 0.32 | 1:44PM 0.49 | 1:51AM 0.42 | 2:53PM 0.58 | 2:51AM 0.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
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