J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

18.3° 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 (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (29 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 29							Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	4	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 7	E 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1788	1613	1387	1429	1347	1444	1444	1444	1327	1308	1127	1110	1011	996	996	919	933	834	732	591	504	467	601
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	N	NNW	N	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					4:02PM1.53m				4:06AM1.55m				4:31PM1.59m				4:35AM1.57m				4:59PM1.64m
Low Tide			9:50AM0.16m				10:04PM0.25m				10:17AM0.10m				10:34PM0.20m				10:44AM0.07m


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	14	16	17	17	15	15	14	14	13	16	18	16	14	13
Feels °C	11	10	10	11	12	11	12	12	12	12	13	12	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	12	11	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1788	1613	1387	1429	1347	1444	1444	1444	1327	1308	1127	1110	1011	996	996	919	933	834	732	591	504	430	374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	—	S 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	627	—	6	324	322	322	329	451	450	459	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	263	457	540	426	328	294	336	—	—	—	476	—	—	—	459	508	518	508	502	568	368	467	601
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	172	172	197	197	197	31	31	0	0	2	31	60	197	197	31	31	31	31	172	197	197	140	140
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)						Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Sea Vista			Mtati	Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)						4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	6	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	6	5	5	5

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