Surf forecast · South Africa · Eastern Cape
Surf forecast Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) today
Waves, swell and wind at Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) (Eastern Cape, South Africa) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑S | 5–8 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 9 s ↑S | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑S | 2–14 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑S | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑S | 14–31 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑S | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑S | 16–37 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑S | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑S | 5–23 km/h ↑SSE light wind |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑S | 5–9 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑S | 11–22 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 6 s ↑SE | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑SSE | 24–44 km/h ↑SE onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑SE | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑SE | 22–45 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑SE | 0.8 m · 4 s ↑SE | 16–29 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 6 s ↑SE | 1.2 m · 5 s ↑SSE | 19–33 km/h ↑W offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑SE | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑SE | 22–42 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑SE | 1.2 m · 5 s ↑SE | 23–43 km/h ↑SE onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SE | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑SE | 23–47 km/h ↑SE onshore |
| 18:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑SE | 16–38 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes)
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) today?
- Fun: waves 1.2 m at 8 s from S, swell 1.2 m · 7 s S (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes)?
- Wind 5 km/h from W: light wind for a beach facing SE.
- When is the best time to surf Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes)?
- 18.6 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Seal Point (Cape St Francis) 23 km · Victoria Bay 220 km · Nahoon Reef (East London) 303 km · Muizenberg 596 km · Big Bay (Cape Town) 602 km · Llandudno 611 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Jeffreys Bay (Supertubes), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.