J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

16.4°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	1	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	3050	2626	2187	1892	1558	1344	1131	1059	805	666	734	1250	1324	1835	2392	2294	2032	1966	1835	1852	2032	2032	2111	3399
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	ESE	SE	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	ESE	SE	SSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:02AM1.26m				6:09PM1.24m				6:38AM1.14m				6:45PM1.11m				7:41AM1.02m					8:02PM0.99m
Low Tide	11:52PM0.38m				12:01PM0.49m				00:26AM0.50m				12:38PM0.62m				1:15AM0.62m				1:50PM0.75m


	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—
Temp °C	17	17	19	25	26	22	19	18	18	17	19	20	20	18	17	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	20	25	25	21	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	14	15	16	15	15	16	16	17	16	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 7
kJ	3050	2626	2187	1892	1558	1344	1131	1059	805	666	734	1250	1324	1835	2392	2294	2032	1966	1835	1852	2032	2032	2111	79
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	E 8	E 4	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	SSW 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 6	E 7
kJ	52	37	37	—	—	33	8	21	32	33	21	22	22	12	12	12	24	24	26	145	16	16	71	195
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 4	E 8	E 5	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	ENE 9	—	—	SE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	21	7	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	35	26	—	—	16	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 4	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	—	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	51	86	11	—	—	30	75	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	48	69	—	3399
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	2	3	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	52	2	4	4	60	3	3	0	3	2	3	3	3	68	142	3	0	3	19	0	0	3	3	172
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Leftovers	Mtati	Boneyards	Super Tubes	Boneyards	Super Tubes	Kromme Rivermouth	Point	Humewood	Riet River	Leftovers	Point	Van Stadens Mouth	Sea Vista	Sea Vista	Van Stadens Mouth	Leftovers	Super Tubes	Mtati
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Ansteys Durban/KZN South	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Kamer Van Cape Town	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Heaven West Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	4	4	4	5

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