J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.1° C

1.3°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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (28 Jun)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
5
6
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1374
1569
2248
2834
4591
11431
10402
8937
7905
6749
5918
4748
4183
3657
3159
2740
2318
2174
2071
1791
1534
1249
1048
1223
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
15
SSW
5
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:08PM1.34m
3:15AM1.44m
3:43PM1.40m
3:49AM1.47m
4:16PM1.44m
4:21AM1.49m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.31m
9:07PM0.39m
9:32AM0.26m
9:42PM0.34m
10:04AM0.21m
10:16PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
19
18
16
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
14
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
20
20
17
18
11
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
10
14
15
14
13
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
8
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
1374
1569
2248
2834
3260
22
5918
4748
4183
3657
3159
2740
2318
2174
2071
1791
1534
1249
1048
1223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
4
0.7
S
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
Energy kJ
18
241
432
1522
19
16
15
6
14
14
13
12
13
10
65
56
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
5
0.7
S
8
0.9
E
7
Energy kJ
76
11
10
14
14
20
64
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
4
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
8
9
4591
11431
10402
8937
7905
6749
25
40
11
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
7
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
3
0
179
143
143
257
142
142
3
2
0
0
0
0
52
179
19
19
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
9
8
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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