J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

19.7°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	1	0	1	2	2	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1599	1427	1405	1269	1060	966	803	766	607	522	522	570	1426	531	522	514	472	904	1319	1747	2285	2324	2050	1954	1876	1822
Wind (km/h)	E	NNE	E	SE	SE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:06AM1.16m				12:33PM1.40m				1:01AM1.27m				1:18PM1.51m				1:42AM1.37m				1:54PM1.59m					2:18AM1.45m
Low Tide			6:08AM0.45m				7:02PM0.38m				7:00AM0.36m				7:42PM0.27m				7:41AM0.29m					8:16PM0.18m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13
	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	6:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	19	21	22	23	19	19	19	20	21	24	23	21	19	19	18	18	19	21	21	19	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	20	18	20	20	20	21	17	18	19	21	20	20	16	15	16	17	15	15	15	16	14	13	14	13	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 7	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	E 8	SSW 15	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	1599	1427	1405	1269	1060	966	803	766	607	522	522	570	97	531	522	514	472	44	47	51	179	35	314	14	15	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	SE 5	SE 5	—	—	E 9	E 6	E 6	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	E 8	WSW 12	E 9	—	—	E 9
kJ	48	48	68	66	—	14	6	—	—	25	105	120	—	89	74	76	58	102	98	119	51	29	24	—	—	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	21	42	77	69	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	E 9	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	W 3	WSW 12	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 7	SW 8	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	193	246	85	152	170	130	144	8	1426	325	262	304	358	904	1319	1747	2285	2324	2050	1954	1876	1822
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	2	19	180	587	197	140	140	31	31	0	142	142	142	3	3	3	3	3	142	587	142	142	65	142	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Riet River	Sea Vista	Sea Vista						Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista				Super Tubes	Kleinemonde	Super Tubes	Riet River	Super Tubes					Kleinemonde		Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4						3	3	3				3	3	3	3	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Cemetery Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Brak River Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	9

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