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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 pm 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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
593 | 399 | 448 | 448 | 481 | 398 | 304 | 262 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 237 | 202 | 198 | 173 | 160 | 138 | 130 | 125 | 290 | 586 | 1835 | 3618 | 3853 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:28AM1.07m | 10:49PM1.17m | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.58m | 5:26AM0.61m | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 382 | 356 | 306 | 448 | 481 | 398 | 304 | 262 | 229 | 229 | 219 | 167 | 138 | 171 | 173 | 140 | 138 | 109 | 115 | 155 | 162 | 153 | 123 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 548 | 399 | — | 256 | 252 | 193 | 190 | 219 | 268 | 232 | 250 | 237 | 202 | 198 | 166 | 160 | 130 | 130 | 125 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 593 | — | 448 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 290 | 586 | 1835 | 3618 | 3853 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 179 | 453 | 640 | 587 |
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