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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 Friday 24 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 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | |
1286 | 980 | 677 | 548 | 608 | 450 | 411 | 419 | 398 | 357 | 365 | 304 | 251 | 250 | 205 | 202 | 192 | 224 | 219 | 175 | 151 | 175 | 320 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.17m | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12AM0.63m | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:26AM0.61m | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:46PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | 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 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1286 | 980 | 464 | 438 | 401 | 354 | 256 | 419 | 398 | 357 | 365 | 304 | 251 | 209 | 175 | 188 | 192 | 224 | 219 | 175 | 142 | 120 | 166 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 677 | 548 | 399 | 306 | — | 207 | 193 | 190 | 219 | 273 | 232 | 250 | 205 | 202 | 172 | 166 | 163 | 157 | 151 | 175 | 34 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 542 | 514 | 569 | — | 608 | 450 | 411 | — | 646 | 586 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 320 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 299 |
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