J-Bay surf break

J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 SAST
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J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)11101010101010811111111979101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88179865148434827323519317319314016218613190413602235200517011340936813749690
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
20
SW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
1.05
12:01PM
1.09
12:52AM
1.21
1:15PM
1.23
1:42AM
1.39
1:59PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42AM
0.67
6:29PM
0.56
7:14AM
0.51
7:28PM
0.41
8:01AM
0.35
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:22-------6:21-------6:20-
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----13111--------------
Temp. °C191919223021211919201920212120181717171720201918
Feels °C (?)181818223120222120211818181716171616171618181718
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