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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 7 pm Tuesday 31 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 119 | 494 | 599 | 491 | 628 | 382 | 347 | 305 | 293 | 301 | 331 | 357 | 351 | 380 | 537 | 545 | 582 | 929 | 999 | 1288 | 885 | 766 | 969 | 969 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:06PM 1.55 | 3:19AM 1.73 | 3:34PM 1.60 | 3:47AM 1.76 | 4:02PM 1.61 | 4:13AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08PM 0.10 | 9:34AM 0.06 | 9:35PM 0.07 | 10:00AM 0.04 | 10:02PM 0.07 | 10:25AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
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