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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 pm Tuesday 05 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 12s |
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 158mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | |
722 | 747 | 1173 | 2567 | 1985 | 13152 | 9239 | 10464 | 13297 | 15301 | 12844 | 17905 | 15887 | 13474 | 11383 | 9786 | 9519 | 8188 | 7341 | 6574 | 5876 | 5540 | 3887 | 5453 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | 6:51PM1.19m | 6:56AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | 12:33PM0.44m | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:24PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 722 | 747 | 1173 | 405 | 1985 | 6973 | 9239 | 8497 | 136 | 209 | 5454 | — | 264 | 13 | 31 | 67 | 91 | 110 | 7341 | 6574 | 5876 | 5540 | 3887 | 5453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 563 | 491 | 31 | 243 | 186 | 127 | 79 | 55 | 55 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 127 | 96 | 209 | 346 | 299 | 249 | 545 | 238 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 8 | SSW 18 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 22 | WSW 12 | SSE 20 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 31 | — | 44 | 66 | 91 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 54 | 38 | 36 | 81 | 241 | 243 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 22 | 66 | 2567 | 1871 | 13152 | — | 10464 | 13297 | 15301 | 12844 | 17905 | 15887 | 13474 | 11383 | 9786 | 9519 | 8188 | — | — | — | 838 | 644 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 142 | 140 | 259 | 208 | 200 | 300 | 65 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 325 | 259 | 513 | 259 | 325 | 4 | 142 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 142 |
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