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J-Bay Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 10 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
690 | 572 | 408 | 386 | 789 | 1827 | 5742 | 7728 | 7752 | 8566 | 4548 | 2910 | 6109 | 11745 | 21874 | 17827 | 18734 | 12607 | 9506 | 9321 | 7338 | 7416 | 8609 | 10496 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:48AM1.05m | 10:56PM1.19m | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:59PM1.32m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:47AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.57m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:25PM0.50m | 6:22AM0.45m | 6:22PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 690 | 572 | 408 | 335 | 226 | 148 | 80 | 74 | 7752 | 6534 | 4548 | 2910 | 51 | 36 | 15609 | 17827 | 15609 | 11042 | — | 8496 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 511 | 451 | 386 | 386 | 290 | 52 | 25 | 34 | 118 | 72 | 271 | 749 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | — | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 16 | — | 6 | 72 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | N 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | NNW 4 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 8 | 12 | 38 | 789 | 1827 | 5742 | 7728 | — | 8566 | — | 16 | 6109 | 11745 | 21874 | — | 18734 | 12607 | 9506 | 9321 | 7338 | 7416 | 8609 | 10496 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 19 | 199 | 179 | 65 | 485 | 509 | 140 | 2 | 142 | 486 | 436 | 444 | 459 | 179 | 179 | 65 | 509 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 299 | 498 | 469 |
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