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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 Monday 06 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 5.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 11655 | 10614 | 12741 | 10145 | 8649 | 7418 | 6583 | 5553 | 4577 | 4457 | 3651 | 3399 | 3066 | 3066 | 1965 | 1930 | 1777 | 1288 | 1269 | 1103 | 747 | 643 | 488 | 453 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:29AM 1.50 | 5:45PM 1.37 | 5:54AM 1.38 | 6:12PM 1.26 | 6:21AM 1.26 | 6:46PM 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:39AM 0.26 | 11:44PM 0.35 | 12:06PM 0.37 | 12:12AM 0.48 | 12:38PM 0.50 | 12:46AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thu 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
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