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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 7 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
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 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2160 | 1894 | 1746 | 1490 | 1322 | 1238 | 1267 | 1014 | 881 | 758 | 580 | 443 | 436 | 436 | 365 | 356 | 323 | 485 | 617 | 606 | 813 | 707 | 626 | 678 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:44AM 1.45 | 7:09PM 1.25 | 7:37AM 1.25 | 8:24PM 1.09 | 9:21AM 1.07 | 11:09PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:01PM 0.37 | 1:14AM 0.47 | 2:02PM 0.55 | 2:39AM 0.65 | 4:13PM 0.65 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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