J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

18.1° C

J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at J-Bay today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 5AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (28 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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)	4	3	3	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	6618	5747	5052	4326	4100	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1347	1347	1327	1444	1444	1253	1253	1127	1011	1011	1011	1011
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		3:06AM1.43m				3:33PM1.44m				3:37AM1.50m				4:02PM1.53m				4:06AM1.55m				4:31PM1.59m
Low Tide				9:22AM0.24m				9:34PM0.31m				9:50AM0.16m				10:04PM0.25m				10:17AM0.10m				10:34PM0.20m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	15	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	16	18	16	15	14
Feels °C	12	11	11	11	10	11	10	11	12	11	11	10	11	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	6618	5747	5052	4326	4100	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1347	1347	1327	1444	1444	1253	1253	1127	1011	1011	1011	1011
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	—	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	16	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	147	—	—	—	—	627	—	294	291	344	354	374	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	E 8	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	15	416	296	247	277	126	290	405	540	495	426	365	—	377	—	—	—	372	430	484	476
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	183	183	180	197	197	197	197	197	180	172	172	197	197	197	197	31	31	6	6	52	197	197	197	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)																Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kellys Beach	Sea Vista				Mtati
Rating (10 max)																4	4	4	4	4				4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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