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J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SW
2
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111116151413121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81380066165056354453442942942942944789314292936334330212502203716561411729606496
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
S
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
1.04
1:18PM
1.20
2:01AM
1.15
2:06PM
1.29
2:40AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.61
6:56AM
0.65
7:50PM
0.51
7:55AM
0.56
8:30PM
0.40
8:37AM
0.46
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:22-------5:24-------5:24--
Sunset7:35-------7:34-------7:34-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------531111----
Temp. °C232221212022242323222120212019181818181818181819
Feels °C (?)242424242224232223232119181716151614161616151516
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