J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 27 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	12s
Evening (27 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night).
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	4	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	765	1670	2166	1065	1188	5240	3214	7403	6823	5926	5222	3135	2784	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1408	1327	1308	1235
Wind (km/h)	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	NE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		2:32AM1.34m				3:02PM1.34m				3:06AM1.43m				3:33PM1.44m				3:37AM1.50m				4:02PM1.53m
Low Tide				8:51AM0.34m				9:02PM0.39m				9:22AM0.24m				9:34PM0.31m				9:50AM0.16m				10:04PM0.25m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	2	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	15	16	17	17	15	15	15	15	16	15	13	15	15	15	14	14	13	14	16	17	17	15	14
Feels °C	14	10	11	11	12	11	11	12	11	12	11	10	12	12	12	11	11	11	12	10	12	13	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	E 6	SSW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
kJ	765	19	240	1065	1188	5240	3214	7403	6823	5926	5222	3135	2784	2708	2554	2356	2141	1788	1613	1387	1408	1327	1308	1235
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 9	E 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 8	SSW 17	ENE 9	ENE 8	E 10	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	S 10	—	—	E 9
kJ	479	8	38	590	742	21	1549	7	14	7	6	14	—	—	—	—	215	273	320	—	7	—	—	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	ESE 9	—	E 8	E 8	—	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	15	8	—	29	20	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 7	WSW 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	1670	2166	326	279	297	—	—	—	—	—	423	428	314	269	216	271	373	—	400	376	345	308	219
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	5	3	4	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	142	142	140	142	559	299	335	183	183	183	31	19	31	197	172	31	172	172	172	197	197	31	31
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Boneyards	Hamburg (Port Alfred)										Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Van Stadens Mouth		Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth						Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)
Rating (10 max)	4	3										5	5	5		4	4						4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Dolphin Point South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Cobblestones Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Costa Azul Mexico	Costa Azul Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cow Bombie Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ala Moana Bowls United States	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	7	5	6	4	4	4

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