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: 1 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C

2.4°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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jun)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (07 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.3
ESE
11
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
646
836
738
513
1067
407
1438
1319
1474
1657
1326
1777
1346
1228
1127
990
1065
899
813
748
736
800
1094
1392
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
E
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31PM1.29m
8:46AM1.14m
9:38PM1.30m
10:06AM1.13m
10:48PM1.35m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.43m
2:51AM0.55m
2:59PM0.47m
4:06AM0.53m
4:09PM0.48m
5:20AM0.45m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
17
16
16
16
14
14
13
16
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
17
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.3
ESE
11
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
646
836
738
513
1067
407
1438
1319
1474
1657
1326
1777
1346
1228
1127
990
1065
899
813
748
736
800
1094
1392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
SW
9
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
SW
6
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
524
431
431
431
407
182
343
332
326
270
265
210
206
164
64
161
127
127
123
123
92
92
90
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
8
1
SW
13
0.2
S
7
1.1
SW
12
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
SW
6
0.8
SW
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
63
30
10
340
4
314
4
1
200
164
51
43
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.1
SW
6
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
26
48
80
90
98
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
19
19
6
0
0
0
0
2
140
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
9
8
9
9
6
5
6
5
5
5
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