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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 30 Apr 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 1207 | 1200 | 1392 | 1721 | 2302 | 2044 | 2124 | 2471 | 2960 | 2665 | 759 | 714 | 2252 | 3808 | 3581 | 3566 | 3566 | 3287 | 3201 | 3471 | 3999 | 4838 | 4833 | 4212 | 3535 | 3052 | 2636 | 2046 | 1720 | 1421 | 1070 | 862 | 831 | 637 | 530 | 492 | 435 | 426 | 220 | 320 | 314 | 269 | 274 | 317 | 437 | 634 | 573 | 488 | 488 | 589 | 712 | 667 | 604 | 793 | 549 | 587 | 378 | 385 | 357 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | 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 | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:01AM 1.72 | 5:27PM 1.55 | 5:43AM 1.56 | 6:11PM 1.43 | 6:27AM 1.37 | 7:03PM 1.29 | 7:21AM 1.20 | 8:16PM 1.17 | 8:45AM 1.06 | 10:07PM 1.13 | 10:47AM 1.02 | 11:43PM 1.20 | 12:11PM 1.09 | 12:39AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:48PM 0.07 | 11:17AM 0.07 | 11:30PM 0.19 | 11:58AM 0.21 | 12:16AM 0.35 | 12:43PM 0.36 | 1:12AM 0.51 | 1:41PM 0.50 | 2:37AM 0.64 | 3:10PM 0.60 | 4:46AM 0.67 | 5:00PM 0.60 | 6:17AM 0.59 | 6:13PM 0.54 | 7:07AM 0.49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
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