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J-Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.6°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 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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 (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 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) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 348 | 309 | 235 | 194 | 170 | 193 | 161 | 162 | 140 | 402 | 1238 | 1749 | 2797 | 2346 | 1867 | 1585 | 1416 | 954 | 828 | 804 | 717 | 378 | 333 | 275 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01PM 1.09 | 12:52AM 1.21 | 1:15PM 1.23 | 1:42AM 1.39 | 1:59PM 1.36 | 2:19AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:29PM 0.56 | 7:14AM 0.51 | 7:28PM 0.41 | 8:01AM 0.35 | 8:07PM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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