J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.6° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.6
SW
7
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
326
349
374
383
326
326
332
339
295
295
257
214
258
1100
1201
1020
3515
3341
3140
2719
2254
1952
1730
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:25AM1.64m
3:55PM1.63m
4:10AM1.67m
4:39PM1.70m
4:52AM1.65m
5:20PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.05m
10:03PM0.12m
10:25AM0.01m
10:48PM0.10m
11:04AM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
20
17
15
15
14
14
14
17
19
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
16
18
15
14
14
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
19
17
17
16
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