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 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (03 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SE
12
2
SE
12
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
620
1009
1272
1916
980
2062
2433
2632
2918
3413
3286
3953
3352
3630
3826
3585
2944
2517
2301
1681
1088
1200
1172
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:30PM1.39m
5:34AM1.39m
6:07PM1.35m
6:09AM1.33m
6:48PM1.32m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.25m
11:29PM0.39m
11:50AM0.29m
00:08AM0.44m
12:27PM0.33m
00:51AM0.50m
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
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
1
3
2
12
13
10
10
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
14
14
14
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
10
1.2
SSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
S
10
1.6
SW
12
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
Energy kJ
194
493
721
996
936
694
718
2104
2189
2364
2851
3286
3378
3352
3630
3826
3585
2944
2517
2301
1681
1088
897
836
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
1.8
SW
12
0.2
W
11
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
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
0.3
E
9
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
253
227
66
40
22
948
9
646
471
463
361
361
303
298
217
246
205
202
242
15
207
126
99
221
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
E
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
Energy kJ
253
90
25
40
9
41
69
105
71
13
31
28
133
191
318
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
1.2
W
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
6
2.4
SW
9
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SSW
10
Energy kJ
623
620
1009
1272
1916
980
2062
2433
2632
2918
3413
3953
68
106
838
344
1015
1200
1172
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
197
197
325
197
197
531
197
197
325
300
300
300
300
3
3
2
142
143
143
142
142
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
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