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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 15 Jun 2025 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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 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 | 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 | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 569 | 545 | 521 | 531 | 572 | 643 | 784 | 907 | 1175 | 1295 | 1613 | 1840 | 2203 | 2340 | 2672 | 3303 | 3613 | 3676 | 3625 | 3677 | 3616 | 3719 | 3497 | 3667 | 4827 | 8425 | 10087 | 8464 | 9321 | 7820 | 6369 | 4859 | 4185 | 4397 | 4355 | 4270 | 4187 | 3864 | 3553 | 3203 | 3154 | 3466 | 4032 | 12678 | 8377 | 8981 | 8993 | 6477 | 4984 | 4265 | 4308 | 4118 | 3564 | 3870 | 2664 | 2265 | 1969 | 1688 | 1342 | 1048 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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 | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:50AM 1.43 | 6:26PM 1.43 | 6:32AM 1.37 | 7:12PM 1.41 | 7:21AM 1.30 | 8:05PM 1.40 | 8:21AM 1.22 | 9:07PM 1.39 | 9:34AM 1.17 | 10:17PM 1.40 | 10:56AM 1.17 | 11:29PM 1.43 | 12:13PM 1.22 | 12:36AM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:46PM 0.35 | 12:07PM 0.23 | 12:31AM 0.39 | 12:48PM 0.28 | 1:22AM 0.43 | 1:36PM 0.33 | 2:23AM 0.46 | 2:32PM 0.39 | 3:35AM 0.47 | 3:38PM 0.43 | 4:51AM 0.44 | 4:53PM 0.44 | 6:04AM 0.37 | 6:07PM 0.41 | 7:07AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
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