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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 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 10PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
3151 | 2215 | 1619 | 1286 | 980 | 677 | 548 | 448 | 409 | 623 | 503 | 469 | 407 | 304 | 273 | 232 | 254 | 205 | 202 | 239 | 234 | 224 | 184 | 151 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.16m | 9:28AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.17m | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08PM0.52m | 3:12AM0.63m | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:26AM0.61m | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 20 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 3151 | 2215 | 1619 | 1286 | 980 | 515 | 488 | 399 | 306 | 459 | 503 | 469 | 407 | 304 | 251 | 224 | 229 | 192 | 196 | 239 | 234 | 224 | 184 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 677 | 548 | — | — | 256 | 207 | 193 | 190 | 182 | 273 | 232 | 254 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 154 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 9 | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 138 | 292 | 430 | 623 | 594 | — | — | 448 | 409 | 623 | — | 808 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 183 | 513 | 197 | 197 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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