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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (15 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
ESE
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
E
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1111151413131212121211111111101010107101091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42947110011541225331913103248321391111898683564505391362318213125227137164157231
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
1.15
2:06PM
1.29
2:40AM
1.26
2:45PM
1.39
3:14AM
1.36
3:18PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55AM
0.56
8:30PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.46
9:04PM
0.30
9:12AM
0.36
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:24-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------7:34-------7:34-------7:34-
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1331-1-11------------
Temp. °C202021211919191918181718192020201918182024232120
Feels °C (?)201920191616161615161617181919191919192022201818
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