J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is

15.1°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (24 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	1	1	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSE 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	302	90	346	763	1254	1534	1447	1449	1289	1162	1028	864	782	769	683	769	864	568	578	1447	1626	1836	1922
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					2:35PM1.58m				2:45AM1.54m				3:01PM1.70m				3:14AM1.62m				3:29PM1.79m
Low Tide			8:22AM0.21m				8:44PM0.19m				8:48AM0.11m				9:12PM0.08m				9:16AM0.03m				9:40PM-0.00m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	2	1	2	—
Temp °C	18	18	21	22	21	18	18	19	20	20	23	25	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18
Feels °C	18	18	21	19	19	16	18	20	22	22	23	24	19	18	21	21	21	21	20	18	18	20	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	302	85	208	763	1254	1534	1447	1449	1289	1162	1028	864	782	769	683	769	864	568	578	1447	1626	1836	1922
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SW 7	SSW 16	SW 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	61	56	346	85	146	103	52	29	233	186	140	118	107	89	89	66	57	417	537	39	40	42	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	W 4	W 4	WSW 4	ESE 7	ESE 7	S 11	S 9	SSE 11	ESE 7
kJ	32	90	89	87	48	—	—	—	28	—	14	13	5	5	24	9	3	55	42	22	38	37	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	E 8	SE 7	E 8	E 8	E 6	ESE 7	—	E 7	—	W 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	54	—	48	289	200	283	225	268	—	214	—	6	15	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kitchen Windows Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Oyster Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	172	31	31	354	513	140	140	31	2	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	19	19	31	31	31	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3					4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8

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