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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 14 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 4PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 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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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 589 | 379 | 291 | 286 | 214 | 171 | 208 | 275 | 407 | 196 | 253 | 505 | 1799 | 2327 | 2299 | 2587 | 2151 | 2742 | 2715 | 2422 | 2046 | 1828 | 1498 | 1215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 1.30 | 12:40AM 1.16 | 12:57PM 1.39 | 1:22AM 1.25 | 1:32PM 1.46 | 1:57AM 1.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:44PM 0.49 | 6:37AM 0.47 | 7:23PM 0.39 | 7:18AM 0.41 | 7:55PM 0.30 | 7:52AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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