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J-Bay Surf Forecast
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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Oct 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 805 | 1076 | 583 | 445 | 521 | 803 | 2597 | 3094 | 3570 | 3587 | 3116 | 2379 | 1934 | 1463 | 1372 | 1380 | 1287 | 1053 | 1109 | 1061 | 979 | 765 | 789 | 1083 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:18PM 1.62 | 4:36AM 1.50 | 4:44PM 1.54 | 5:03AM 1.43 | 5:10PM 1.45 | 5:31AM 1.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:08AM 0.17 | 10:29PM 0.14 | 10:35AM 0.22 | 10:55PM 0.20 | 11:01AM 0.30 | 11:22PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)
Cross-shore wind at J-Bay have swung cross-off (near gales from the WSW at SHIP1200 42 km from J-Bay). 1.5m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 1.1m 8s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
42 km away, 41 min ago
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