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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 Sunday 26 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
304 | 261 | 296 | 307 | 800 | 3011 | 3617 | 3057 | 3602 | 3601 | 2702 | 4565 | 5114 | 4981 | 4904 | 4668 | 4796 | 5502 | 6030 | 5811 | 6101 | 6267 | 5647 | 4240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.41m | 1:29PM1.29m | 1:45AM1.51m | 2:06PM1.38m | 2:17AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.44m | 7:31AM0.37m | 7:29PM0.35m | 8:07AM0.27m | 8:05PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 304 | 261 | 296 | 122 | 146 | 162 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 47 | 1152 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 6030 | 5811 | 6101 | 6267 | 5647 | 4240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 111 | 88 | 89 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 370 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 307 | 800 | 3011 | 3617 | 3057 | 3602 | 3601 | 2702 | 4565 | 5114 | 4981 | 4904 | 4668 | 4796 | 5502 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 142 | 3 | 0 | 354 | 478 | 640 | 643 | 608 | 1082 | 594 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 143 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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