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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 1 pm Tuesday 07 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3859 | 3489 | 3091 | 3066 | 1965 | 2258 | 1777 | 1400 | 1249 | 1103 | 848 | 643 | 494 | 501 | 510 | 501 | 553 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 497 | 445 | 483 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:12PM 1.26 | 6:21AM 1.26 | 6:46PM 1.13 | 6:56AM 1.13 | 7:44PM 1.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:06PM 0.37 | 12:12AM 0.48 | 12:38PM 0.50 | 12:46AM 0.61 | 1:26PM 0.62 | 1:51AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
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