J-Bay Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.05° S 24.93° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 07 Nov 2025 SAST

Forecast 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 19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (07 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	6s

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

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	Friday 07					Saturday 08								Sunday 09								Monday 10
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	268	202	198	263	291	327	367	348	320	358	366	315	347	540	569	543	594	594	659	659	519	763	1370	1159
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			4:37PM 1.75					5:03AM 1.59				5:19PM 1.61				5:48AM 1.48				6:05PM 1.44				6:40AM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)	10:23AM 0.05				10:53PM 0.03					11:06AM 0.15				11:35PM 0.15				11:54AM 0.29				12:20AM 0.30

	Friday 07					Saturday 08								Sunday 09								Monday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11
Sunset	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	21	20	18	18	18	16	19	22	23	21	20	20	19	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	22
Feels °C (?)	17	15	15	14	15	17	16	19	19	19	17	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	21

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