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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 20 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
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) (?) | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 722 | 926 | 1895 | 1530 | 2257 | 2472 | 2046 | 1798 | 1110 | 1210 | 1427 | 1269 | 918 | 864 | 769 | 683 | 671 | 573 | 563 | 512 | 512 | 503 | 503 | 651 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:38PM 1.71 | 4:54AM 1.86 | 5:11PM 1.65 | 5:28AM 1.78 | 5:46PM 1.56 | 6:04AM 1.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:35AM -0.07 | 10:39PM -0.05 | 11:08AM -0.03 | 11:12PM 0.01 | 11:42AM 0.06 | 11:47PM 0.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 20 | Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
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