J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 09 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111615151414141413131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)534534497403489581143213551423142313241069105399911901172115510531021851825718695565
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
S
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
1.01
8:09AM
1.00
10:48PM
0.98
11:22AM
1.00
12:26AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.74
3:22PM
0.70
5:00AM
0.77
5:46PM
0.63
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-----6:37-------6:39-------6:39--
Sunset6:05-------6:04-------6:01-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242323232324313327252621202023232120202020202022
Feels °C (?)262424242324313126242520192023222020202022212223
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