J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Dec)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (10 Dec)6ft (1.9m)11s

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

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Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
4
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
1.9
WSW
1.5
E
2.1
SW
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111110101010778991010710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173119891913182517101425128012149908467846045875415303405689611134788670440440282
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
10
E
10
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
1.32
7:29AM
1.38
7:39PM
1.19
8:29AM
1.30
8:45PM
1.09
9:40AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
0.32
1:44PM
0.49
1:51AM
0.42
2:53PM
0.58
2:51AM
0.52
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise-----5:01-------5:01-------5:01--
Sunset7:22-------7:22-------7:23-------
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C211919181819202019181715141925272825232220242023
Feels °C (?)171717151616151312131312121822232426241715171723
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