J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
3.5° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (09 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2427
2626
3005
3670
4271
3980
3267
2572
2096
1883
1742
1638
1539
1687
1915
2063
1834
1778
1778
1569
1446
1220
1003
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
W
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:55PM1.75m
3:12AM1.61m
3:25PM1.78m
3:42AM1.62m
3:53PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.10m
9:11PM0.04m
9:13AM0.06m
9:39PM0.02m
9:42AM0.06m
10:06PM0.03m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
15
19
19
17
16
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16
15
16
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18
18
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22
22
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Feels °C
11
13
15
15
14
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
17
17
19
20
19
21
21
19
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20
20
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