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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 Saturday 25 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | |
268 | 232 | 250 | 205 | 202 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 277 | 267 | 256 | 356 | 665 | 2140 | 2189 | 2460 | 2708 | 2964 | 3262 | 2777 | 4634 | 4953 | 5350 | 6403 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:30AM1.09m | 00:14AM1.28m | 12:42PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.41m | 1:29PM1.29m | 1:45AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.49m | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.37m | 7:29PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
26 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 219 | 175 | 138 | 205 | 202 | 143 | 140 | 113 | 277 | 267 | 256 | 120 | 143 | 159 | 123 | 94 | 69 | 49 | 50 | 1072 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 13 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 268 | 232 | 250 | 107 | 109 | 169 | 166 | 160 | 111 | 109 | 112 | 34 | 19 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 17 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 3 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SW 5 | SSE 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 28 | — | 30 | — | — | 356 | 665 | 2140 | 2189 | 2460 | 2708 | 2964 | 3262 | 2777 | 4634 | 4953 | 5350 | 6403 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 354 | 485 | 670 | 598 | 608 | 1104 | 608 | 257 | 257 | 143 | 143 | 143 |
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