J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
14.7°C
4.4° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (01 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
2.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1337
1015
786
649
718
788
805
752
664
511
432
331
290
244
198
188
350
765
1022
1242
1279
667
468
444
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
E
15
NE
15
N
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
S
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:57AM1.44m
6:16PM1.48m
6:42AM1.29m
7:06PM1.29m
7:49AM1.13m
8:33PM1.11m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.18m
11:59AM0.27m
00:33AM0.33m
12:46PM0.44m
1:30AM0.50m
2:02PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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6:22
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6:22
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1
4
5
12
7
5
17
10
3
1
Temp °C
17
19
22
28
32
30
27
27
22
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
Feels °C
15
17
21
25
29
27
24
24
19
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
13
12
13
14
13
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