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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
21.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°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: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (22 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
4
6
6
5
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121313161515151414141414141313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92313481939168422373022598762986267646365556050545047354221394934473032255822422065218619521920
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:51PM
1.54
6:17AM
1.64
6:25PM
1.47
6:53AM
1.59
7:04PM
1.36
7:35AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.18
11:59PM
0.08
12:28PM
0.22
12:32AM
0.16
1:07PM
0.29
1:09AM
0.26
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-------5:31-------5:31-------5:33
Sunset--7:31-------7:30-------7:30-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252422202019192022212019181716182122211918181820
Feels °C (?)221815151616161617151618171615181920191918181720
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