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J-Bay surf Forecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 Mar 2024 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 20.9°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 21.8 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 19.4 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 20.9°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 21.8 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 19.4 °C)


How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121414131414131313121212121212888999999101089101011111112121212131212111111101010141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)124711671088112595473612611991152122522220173015941374118297088488473660386998589786110569015884714273493129062147273135334225410744364845513343123288385834103094251120521692937648482443690680659784677724645574
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
40
SW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
1.52
5:26AM
1.59
5:41PM
1.44
5:53AM
1.50
6:10PM
1.33
6:25AM
1.38
6:48PM
1.21
7:08AM
1.24
7:50PM
1.07
8:33AM
1.10
10:28PM
1.02
11:21AM
1.10
12:26AM
1.18
12:48PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
0.13
11:15PM
0.18
11:38AM
0.20
11:41PM
0.26
12:07PM
0.29
12:10AM
0.37
12:43PM
0.41
12:49AM
0.51
1:38PM
0.55
1:58AM
0.65
3:34PM
0.64
4:46AM
0.70
5:55PM
0.56
6:40AM
0.54
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise-6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35--
Sunset----6:20-------6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------6:14-------6:13-------6:12-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191921212020201919192021202020201819232624212121232532272220201817171920181717171618202119181818171822232219181716162427
Feels °C (?)202022202021201819201919181919191718212321202222232533211918171311101011101010101013141616171818161719171816151515152324

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