J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.7° 

J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at J-Bay today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SW
8
1.2
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.8
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
9
0.9
SW
11
0.8
WSW
12
2.1
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.8
SE
6
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
548
433
408
294
281
201
196
175
128
84
55
77
169
174
302
262
251
146
133
134
161
205
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
0
WNW
25
S
30
SE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:57PM1.79m
3:19AM1.64m
3:31PM1.83m
3:54AM1.65m
4:08PM1.81m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.08m
9:13PM-0.02m
9:18AM0.03m
9:48PM-0.05m
9:54AM0.03m
10:23PM-0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:26
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5:24
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6:40
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6:42
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1
3
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Temp °C
16
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
17
19
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
17
20
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
13
12
15
17
17
16
16
15
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