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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 15 May 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
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 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | |
5269 | 5061 | 3244 | 2659 | 2084 | 1838 | 1514 | 1761 | 1515 | 1387 | 1164 | 996 | 816 | 754 | 617 | 582 | 538 | 538 | 436 | 378 | 384 | 442 | 501 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.54m | 2:54AM1.78m | 3:22PM1.60m | 3:37AM1.79m | 4:05PM1.62m | 4:20AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34AM0.05m | 8:38PM0.12m | 9:14AM-0.01m | 9:22PM0.07m | 9:56AM-0.02m | 10:06PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 5269 | 5061 | 3244 | 2659 | 2084 | 1838 | 1514 | 1761 | 1515 | 1387 | 1164 | 996 | 816 | 754 | 617 | 582 | 538 | 538 | 436 | 378 | 384 | 442 | 501 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 66 | 69 | 70 | 1082 | 891 | 843 | 771 | 1355 | 1054 | 933 | 726 | 628 | 547 | 464 | 363 | 289 | 86 | 233 | 237 | 189 | 255 | 210 | 324 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 147 | 221 | 227 | 432 | 590 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | 88 | 100 | 231 | 70 | 56 | 54 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1319 | 1037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 66 | 69 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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