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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 1 am Saturday 23 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
258 | 331 | 309 | 590 | 565 | 503 | 537 | 520 | 546 | 433 | 486 | 778 | 767 | 694 | 495 | 437 | 437 | 813 | 1226 | 1584 | 2253 | 2155 | 3929 | 3261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.12m | 10:00PM1.28m | 10:32AM1.09m | 11:17PM1.30m | 11:50AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.55m | 3:15PM0.49m | 4:35AM0.57m | 4:36PM0.52m | 5:52AM0.52m | 5:47PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 258 | 331 | 92 | 590 | 565 | 503 | 537 | 520 | 546 | 433 | 486 | 778 | 767 | 694 | 495 | 437 | 437 | 813 | 1226 | 1584 | 2253 | 2155 | 3929 | 3261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 17 | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | 119 | 117 | 309 | 88 | 64 | 43 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 297 | 251 | 77 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 169 | 203 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 1032 | 27 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 132 | 69 | 115 | 87 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 173 | 66 | 65 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 127 | 96 | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 180 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
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