- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
J-Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | |
389 | 349 | 298 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 154 | 208 | 261 | 363 | 642 | 1582 | 2752 | 4159 | 4010 | 4184 | 4558 | 5286 | 5731 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.41m | 1:29PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.61m | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.37m | 7:29PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  |  | | | | | |  | | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 389 | 349 | 298 | 257 | 214 | 167 | 132 | 107 | 140 | 143 | 143 | 112 | 208 | 261 | 155 | 162 | 149 | 121 | 94 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 35 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 193 | 190 | 219 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 154 | 112 | 117 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 19 | — | 363 | 642 | 1582 | 2752 | 4159 | 4010 | 4184 | 4558 | 5286 | 5731 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 299 | 448 | 640 | 665 | 665 | 665 | 587 | 464 | 458 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our J-Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest