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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 7 am Monday 04 May 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
18.4° 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 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 133mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, severe gales from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | |
433 | 523 | 582 | 593 | 898 | 1040 | 1012 | 777 | 1129 | 878 | 769 | 710 | 710 | 605 | 605 | 862 | 5059 | 15241 | 15114 | 18961 | 19456 | 19972 | 14501 | 8075 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.43m | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:34 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | 4 | 7 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 433 | 523 | 582 | 593 | 313 | 308 | 734 | 777 | 1129 | 878 | 769 | 710 | 710 | 605 | 593 | 862 | 256 | 153 | 131 | 83 | 55 | 81 | 78 | 8075 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 239 | 372 | 361 | 329 | 153 | 144 | 236 | 186 | 173 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 123 | 285 | 605 | 399 | 44 | 91 | 127 | 89 | 81 | 55 | 94 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 293 | 284 | 211 | 218 | 19 | 12 | 245 | 178 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 898 | 1040 | 1012 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 58 | 373 | 737 | 5059 | 15241 | 15114 | 18961 | 19456 | 19972 | 14501 | 2038 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 140 | 142 | 179 | 192 | 300 | 300 | 3 | 321 | 335 | 192 | 436 |
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