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J-Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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J-Bay surf Forecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 05 May 2024 SAST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 16.6°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 23.2 °C min: 19.9 °C)
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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 16.6°C (Statistics for 05 May 1981-2005 - mean: 21.1 °C max: 23.2 °C min: 19.9 °C)
How big are the waves at J-Bay today?
The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s 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) (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 224 | 160 | 131 | 187 | 218 | 231 | 227 | 215 | 485 | 572 | 791 | 1921 | 4021 | 4835 | 5046 | 4313 | 3724 | 3076 | 2561 | 2278 | 2015 | 1915 | 2046 | 1799 | 1256 | 1102 | 1395 | 835 | 1228 | 1514 | 1594 | 1617 | 1643 | 1697 | 1670 | 1743 | 2340 | 3349 | 3964 | 4586 | 4899 | 4883 | 4555 | 4132 | 3419 | 3320 | 3385 | 3370 | 3078 | 3214 | 2984 | 2815 | 2555 | 2309 | 2309 | 2042 | 1801 | 1550 | 1576 | 1818 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | glass | glass | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:28AM 1.63 | 1:55PM 1.48 | 2:10AM 1.75 | 2:36PM 1.57 | 2:50AM 1.82 | 3:15PM 1.62 | 3:29AM 1.82 | 3:53PM 1.63 | 4:06AM 1.76 | 4:31PM 1.60 | 4:44AM 1.66 | 5:08PM 1.52 | 5:21AM 1.53 | 5:47PM 1.42 | 5:58AM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:51AM 0.15 | 7:53PM 0.16 | 8:32AM 0.04 | 8:35PM 0.08 | 9:10AM -0.02 | 9:15PM 0.05 | 9:47AM -0.03 | 9:54PM 0.07 | 10:23AM 0.02 | 10:32PM 0.13 | 10:58AM 0.10 | 11:10PM 0.23 | 11:34AM 0.21 | 11:50PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tuesday 07 | Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
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