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J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 19 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
18.1° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
6
6
6
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.8
SW
2
S
Period(s) (?)131313131212161916161616151514141413131313121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)613723473109499394914511564564563405968584151404631413938153531299327372537221921389931079
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
0
SE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
1.57
3:26AM
1.48
3:32PM
1.57
3:55AM
1.48
4:01PM
1.55
4:25AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.16
9:23AM
0.25
9:45PM
0.15
9:52AM
0.25
10:14PM
0.17
10:23AM
0.28
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise-----5:05-------5:05-------5:03--
Sunset7:05-------7:06-------7:07-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161519212119171717182122212018171819202221
Feels °C (?)171917151318181716161615171818171717161719201918
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