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J-Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1520 | 4051 | 6874 | 7279 | 6922 | 6143 | 4780 | 4772 | 5095 | 4533 | 4056 | 3662 | 3858 | 4114 | 4861 | 6586 | 7633 | 7191 | 7289 | 8480 | 7735 | 9376 | 10495 | 10597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:11AM 1.72 | 5:36PM 1.54 | 5:53AM 1.57 | 6:21PM 1.41 | 6:40AM 1.38 | 7:18PM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:57PM 0.07 | 11:27AM 0.08 | 11:39PM 0.19 | 12:09PM 0.22 | 12:26AM 0.34 | 12:59PM 0.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
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