J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

17.9° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	4	7	9	9	7	4	3	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2853	3467	9581	8860	6317	5416	4121	3710	3468	2927	2337	2094	2168	2345	2456	2345	1978	1914	1693	1381	1189	1088	923	855
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	WNW	WNW	ESE	ESE	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	E	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off
High Tide	11:31PM1.11m				12:39PM1.02m				00:56AM1.15m				1:44PM1.12m				1:52AM1.24m					2:27PM1.23m
Low Tide			6:18AM0.63m				6:31PM0.67m				7:31AM0.55m				7:41PM0.59m					8:17AM0.45m				8:26PM0.49m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	18	23	24	21	20
Feels °C	11	10	13	13	15	12	11	12	11	12	12	14	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	15	21	22	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2853	3027	9581	8860	6317	5416	4121	3710	3468	2927	2337	2094	2168	2345	2456	2345	1978	1914	1693	1381	1189	1088	923	855
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 17	SE 11	ESE 11	SSE 7	ESE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1591	3467	60	48	127	47	128	157	96	65	157	163	167	170	148	160	114	86	362	481	475	417	437	419
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	ESE 11	—	ESE 11	—	SE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 4	E 5	E 6
kJ	77	85	—	—	47	—	45	—	48	63	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	86	77	37	9	13	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	ENE 4	E 4	ENE 5	—	—
kJ	—	3446	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	125	98	11	5	23	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef 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)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Claptons Coils Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	6	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	1	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	3	3	0	0	0	52	52	0	0	0	0	0	6	19	31	31	6	0	0	6	19	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Point	Bruces Beauties	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Riet River	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Sea Vista	Boneyards	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Bell Block Reef New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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