J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

17.4° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	1	0	0	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	5088	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2581	2482	2282	2094	1702	1632	1569	1390	947	805	613	800	773	504
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	SW	NNW	NE	N	N	N	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:10PM1.34m				12:04PM1.15m				00:31AM1.39m				1:19PM1.26m				1:39AM1.48m					2:19PM1.39m
Low Tide			5:49AM0.45m				5:58PM0.48m				7:06AM0.36m				7:17PM0.40m					8:07AM0.24m				8:21PM0.28m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	16	15	14	15	15	15	14	14	16	15	16	15	15
Feels °C	9	9	9	11	12	14	15	15	14	13	13	14	13	12	14	14	14	13	13	14	10	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	5088	4852	4507	4114	3953	3597	3214	2981	2646	2581	2581	2482	2282	2094	1702	1632	1569	1390	947	805	613	560	452	452
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	ESE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	E 13	E 13	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 8	W 12	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11	SE 7	SE 7	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 11
kJ	8	20	7	7	7	13	3	—	—	6	6	5	12	3	11	14	11	10	131	187	14	14	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	W 11	E 8	WSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	6	6	5	10	1	14	10	10	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	251	449	800	773	504
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay 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)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	180	52	31	19	19	19	19	19	31	180	180
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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