J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
4
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1
SW
11
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1286
980
677
548
608
450
411
419
398
357
365
304
251
250
205
202
192
224
219
175
151
175
320
431
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
SE
10
NNE
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
35
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM1.07m
10:49PM1.17m
11:30AM1.09m
00:14AM1.28m
12:42PM1.18m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.63m
3:58PM0.58m
5:26AM0.61m
5:42PM0.54m
6:44AM0.49m
6:46PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:46
5:45
5:45
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
25
29
29
25
23
23
22
23
29
32
27
23
22
21
19
19
23
21
19
18
17
13
13
15
23
27
27
22
21
21
20
20
24
28
26
24
22
22
19
19
22
19
18
18
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1
SSW
12
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
Energy kJ
1286
980
464
438
401
354
256
419
398
357
365
304
251
209
175
188
192
224
219
175
142
120
166
181
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
677
548
399
306
207
193
190
219
273
232
250
205
202
172
166
163
157
151
175
34
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
2
7
2
2
2
5
20
27
19
18
25
25
20
20
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
5
1.3
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
542
514
569
608
450
411
646
586
3
6
8
14
13
18
24
320
431
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
Distance (km)
140
31
6
6
0
31
19
2
0
0
31
6
0
13
6
0
0
0
0
0
13
3
0
299
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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