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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 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 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 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 159mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, gales from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | |
582 | 593 | 687 | 866 | 815 | 846 | 1060 | 822 | 769 | 710 | 647 | 605 | 634 | 1236 | 8997 | 14540 | 13460 | 15496 | 9278 | 9277 | 10643 | 8713 | 13826 | 15279 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:02PM1.43m | 5:09AM1.46m | 5:33PM1.36m | 5:39AM1.37m | 6:07PM1.28m | 6:13AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52AM0.20m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:22AM0.27m | 11:32PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.35m | 00:07AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 47 | 23 | 1 | — | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | — | SW 18 |
 kJ | 582 | 593 | 687 | 308 | 236 | 186 | 1060 | 822 | 769 | 710 | 647 | 605 | 634 | 831 | 256 | 164 | 133 | 15496 | 136 | 171 | 56 | 8713 | — | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 361 | 329 | 313 | 144 | 245 | 178 | 176 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 123 | 280 | 500 | 399 | 46 | 66 | 91 | 83 | 55 | 56 | 55 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 211 | 218 | 153 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | 89 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 55 | 866 | 815 | 846 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 115 | 514 | 1236 | 8997 | 14540 | 13460 | — | 9278 | 9277 | 10643 | 1774 | 13826 | 15279 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 143 | 172 | 65 | 458 | 3 | 300 | 60 | 65 | 65 | 448 | 513 |
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