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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 7 am Thursday 27 Nov 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1069 | 1008 | 871 | 889 | 403 | 583 | 844 | 824 | 378 | 804 | 804 | 1364 | 1463 | 859 | 617 | 483 | 339 | 356 | 326 | 347 | 432 | 485 | 453 | 440 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:54AM 1.23 | 8:05PM 1.14 | 9:10AM 1.23 | 9:36PM 1.10 | 10:31AM 1.30 | 11:07PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 0.60 | 2:28AM 0.50 | 3:37PM 0.59 | 3:48AM 0.51 | 5:03PM 0.51 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sun 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
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