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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 Thursday 27 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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
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 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 954 | 1087 | 392 | 560 | 457 | 898 | 715 | 380 | 768 | 1447 | 1676 | 1040 | 773 | 494 | 324 | 292 | 307 | 363 | 224 | 452 | 362 | 330 | 326 | 614 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:05PM 1.14 | 9:10AM 1.23 | 9:36PM 1.10 | 10:31AM 1.30 | 11:07PM 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:07PM 0.60 | 2:28AM 0.50 | 3:37PM 0.59 | 3:48AM 0.51 | 5:03PM 0.51 | 5:05AM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 |
| Sunset | - | - | 7:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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