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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 24 Apr 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.6°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 5AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
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 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 | 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 | 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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| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 587 | 489 | 451 | 289 | 289 | 399 | 644 | 819 | 900 | 926 | 780 | 1929 | 2006 | 2110 | 2049 | 1838 | 1811 | 1643 | 1643 | 1708 | 1708 | 1753 | 1622 | 1475 | 1269 | 1032 | 878 | 703 | 703 | 589 | 589 | 485 | 387 | 399 | 361 | 290 | 234 | 234 | 230 | 186 | 227 | 186 | 246 | 395 | 595 | 1219 | 3074 | 4003 | 4663 | 4595 | 3943 | 3567 | 3305 | 2825 | 2612 | 2580 | 2357 | 1820 | 1855 | 2211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | glass | off | glass | on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:03AM 1.47 | 1:26PM 1.39 | 1:45AM 1.65 | 2:09PM 1.52 | 2:24AM 1.79 | 2:49PM 1.62 | 3:03AM 1.88 | 3:28PM 1.68 | 3:42AM 1.89 | 4:06PM 1.68 | 4:21AM 1.84 | 4:46PM 1.64 | 5:01AM 1.72 | 5:27PM 1.55 | 5:43AM 1.56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:22AM 0.29 | 7:27PM 0.23 | 8:04AM 0.12 | 8:08PM 0.11 | 8:44AM -0.01 | 8:48PM 0.02 | 9:22AM -0.08 | 9:27PM -0.02 | 10:00AM -0.09 | 10:07PM -0.00 | 10:38AM -0.04 | 10:48PM 0.07 | 11:17AM 0.07 | 11:30PM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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