J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

17.1°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	13ft (4.0m)	13s
Evening (21 Oct)	15ft (4.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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)	3	4	4	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	5	4	1	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	835	1172	1638	4076	5233	6081	5234	4168	3599	3376	2860	2758	2824	2823	2689	2397	2622	2861	3287	3181	2781	2360	1933	1435
Wind (km/h)	WSW	NNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	S	SE	ESE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	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	off	cross-off	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	00:23AM1.10m				12:50PM1.28m				1:05AM1.24m				1:22PM1.44m				1:39AM1.37m				1:53PM1.58m
Low Tide			6:25AM0.53m				7:04PM0.48m				7:04AM0.40m				7:37PM0.32m				7:37AM0.27m					8:09PM0.18m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	18	21	20	18	17	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	16	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	12	16	17	15	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	11	10	11	11	14	16	14	13	12	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	835	1172	1638	2756	70	46	32	33	22	17	23	23	25	25	25	19	19	2861	3287	3181	2781	2360	1933	1435
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	107	96	103	70	6	8	7	7	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	19	19	19	24	24	25	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 9	E 5	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	4	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 5
kJ	—	—	—	4076	5233	6081	5234	4168	3599	3376	2860	2758	2824	2823	2689	2397	2622	—	—	—	—	2	2	52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Rame Head Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	142	142	142	142	142	142	142	483	142	142	142	142	3	0	0	3	68	183	140	140
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Van Stadens Mouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Super Tubes				Riet River	Riet River								Super Tubes	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Boneyards	Fence (Port Elizabeth)	Humewood
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	6				9	7								4	5	5	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Sharks Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Wedge Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	4	4	9	9	8	5	5	4	4	3	5	5	4	5	5	5	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Cyclops Australia	Virac Harbour Philippines	Malaking Gasang (Baler) Philippines	Super Tubes South Africa	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Riet River South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Easter Reef Australia	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Luna Park Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easter Reef Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	6	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	7	5	6	6	6	5	9	7	6	5	5	5

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