J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

15.7°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Evening (10 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	2	1	0	0	1	3	3	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	2	3	3	1	2	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2683	2096	1883	1742	1550	1539	1687	1915	1952	1834	1778	1778	1569	1446	1220	1003	841	813	786	773	855	869	792	1132
Wind (km/h)	N	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE	NE	WNW	SW	SW	SW	SW	NW	ENE	NNE	NNW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	N	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide		3:12AM1.61m				3:25PM1.78m				3:42AM1.62m				3:53PM1.76m				4:10AM1.61m				4:21PM1.70m
Low Tide				9:13AM0.06m				9:39PM0.02m				9:42AM0.06m				10:06PM0.03m				10:09AM0.09m				10:32PM0.08m


	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2
Temp °C	16	17	18	20	21	21	18	18	18	18	19	23	21	20	19	19	19	21	24	23	19	16	17	16
Feels °C	16	17	17	17	16	18	17	19	18	19	19	22	18	20	20	21	20	21	25	20	14	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	2683	2096	1883	1742	1550	1539	1687	1915	1952	1834	1778	1778	1569	1446	1220	1003	841	813	786	773	855	869	792	1132
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	WSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 6	E 10	E 7	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10
kJ	83	83	60	60	79	79	322	59	59	36	43	148	31	117	115	110	108	130	160	159	152	159	294	223
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	WSW 4	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	63	65	67	67	5	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	WSW 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 5	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	192	46	33	45	—	—	11	8	—	—	—	—	—	9	42	57	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	19	31	197	180	197	140	31	31	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	142	142	0	0	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista					Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Mtati	Super Tubes	Point	Sea Vista	Leftovers	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)		Boneyards	Seal Point	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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