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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 pm Monday 25 Aug 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 3622 | 3715 | 3305 | 2974 | 2778 | 2408 | 2164 | 1926 | 1804 | 1416 | 1287 | 1038 | 907 | 807 | 749 | 692 | 566 | 552 | 593 | 547 | 491 | 510 | 745 | 846 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59PM 1.72 | 5:08AM 1.56 | 5:25PM 1.67 | 5:34AM 1.49 | 5:50PM 1.58 | 5:59AM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:08PM 0.12 | 11:10AM 0.09 | 11:34PM 0.18 | 11:35AM 0.16 | 11:59PM 0.25 | 11:59AM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)
The wind is still cross-off at J-Bay (light winds from the SW at Cape Saint Francis 19 km from J-Bay). 4.3m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 3.1m 12s groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
19 km away, 37 min ago
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