J-Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for J-Bay

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
19.2° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (03 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
1.7
SW
12
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.1
SE
12
2.1
SSW
10
1.8
SE
12
2.1
SSW
9
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1918
878
2230
2600
2652
2598
2615
2851
3662
3161
3287
3464
3211
2968
2660
2521
2360
1092
866
851
754
669
581
433
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30PM1.39m
5:34AM1.39m
6:07PM1.35m
6:09AM1.33m
6:48PM1.32m
6:50AM1.27m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.39m
11:50AM0.29m
00:08AM0.44m
12:27PM0.33m
00:51AM0.50m
1:09PM0.38m
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:16
 mm
9
13
10
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
16
15
14
14
12
12
11
11
14
17
Feels °C
8
11
9
9
10
10
9
12
11
10
11
10
8
9
10
8
8
10
8
8
7
8
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
2
S
10
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
S
11
2.1
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
2
SSW
9
1.8
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
1018
755
718
580
471
463
361
361
3049
3161
3287
3464
3211
2968
2660
2521
2360
1092
866
702
561
456
391
318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
1.7
SW
12
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
9
878
9
9
303
298
213
246
205
202
237
179
176
147
142
851
754
669
581
433
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
11
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
9
42
69
67
70
13
16
28
133
188
221
297
393
428
392
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
9
2.4
SE
8
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
2.2
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SSW
10
0.8
WNW
5
2.1
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1918
811
2230
2600
2652
2598
2615
2851
3662
872
940
850
35
688
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
335
335
183
448
614
325
300
300
300
4
3
3
65
3
3
142
142
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
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