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J-Bay Surf Forecast
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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
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 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 848 | 736 | 537 | 501 | 510 | 501 | 553 | 534 | 534 | 534 | 497 | 403 | 489 | 581 | 1432 | 1355 | 1423 | 1423 | 1343 | 1247 | 1069 | 999 | 1285 | 999 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:46PM 1.13 | 6:56AM 1.13 | 7:44PM 1.01 | 8:09AM 1.00 | 10:48PM 0.98 | 11:22AM 1.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:46AM 0.61 | 1:26PM 0.62 | 1:51AM 0.74 | 3:22PM 0.70 | 5:00AM 0.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
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