J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

19.2°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1							Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	0	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	469	457	976	1130	1215	1374	1352	1154	1100	1065	1031	1013	1007	855	773	663	524	471	414	368	545	1214	1291
Wind (km/h)	W	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	NE	NNE	SE	SE	ESE	E	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			8:05AM1.22m				8:38PM1.11m				9:56AM1.19m				10:39PM1.08m					11:32AM1.28m
Low Tide					2:26PM0.59m				3:06AM0.55m				4:33PM0.61m				4:53AM0.54m					6:06PM0.50m


	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	18	18	19	17	17	16	16	16	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	18	21	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	16	17	16	15	16	15	16	15	16	16	17	16	17	16	18	18	17	19	20	18	19	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14
kJ	228	457	976	1130	1215	1374	1352	1154	1100	1065	1031	1013	1007	855	773	663	524	471	414	368	545	1214	1291
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	WSW 11	E 8	E 8	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 10	—	E 7
kJ	47	210	47	35	94	100	74	73	71	71	51	57	54	52	68	51	27	47	118	303	240	—	214
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SW 10	SSW 10	ESE 9	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 15	E 10	ESE 10	—	—	—
kJ	47	80	37	28	35	21	33	21	—	19	—	—	—	—	33	33	33	42	47	31	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	SW 4	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	E 10	ESE 5	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	469	26	60	75	75	72	—	—	—	—	—	5	216	33	—	—	—	27	28	55	146	178	274
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	19	142	197	19	3	4	3	2	31	197	197	31	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Point	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Leftovers	Leftovers	Seal Point	Kromme Rivermouth	Sea Vista	Kromme Rivermouth	Oyster Bay	Mtati		Oyster Bay	Mtati	Sea Vista	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth			Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		4	3	3	3	3	3			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Kamer Van Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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