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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 Thursday 30 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
811 | 732 | 1018 | 4753 | 5341 | 5037 | 4395 | 3879 | 3267 | 3056 | 3010 | 2964 | 3052 | 3026 | 3154 | 3535 | 3391 | 2558 | 2000 | 1713 | 1291 | 1144 | 970 | 815 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.50m | 3:16AM1.65m | 3:37PM1.52m | 3:44AM1.63m | 4:05PM1.52m | 4:12AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.14m | 9:05PM0.20m | 9:31AM0.11m | 9:34PM0.19m | 9:57AM0.12m | 10:02PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 797 | 660 | 1018 | 4753 | 5341 | 5037 | 4395 | 3879 | 3267 | 3056 | 3010 | 2964 | 3052 | 3026 | 3154 | 3535 | 3391 | 2558 | 2000 | 1713 | 1291 | 1144 | 970 | 815 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 811 | 732 | 431 | 291 | 183 | 130 | 99 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 119 | 86 | 215 | 276 | 404 | 383 | 426 | 418 | 344 | 338 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 76 | 826 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 213 | 150 | 72 | 110 | 71 | 32 | 31 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 0 |
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