J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C

2.1°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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)18ft (5.5m)12s
Evening (12 Jun)16ft (5.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
3
0
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5156
8261
8469
6922
5629
4260
3404
3310
4275
4372
4196
4016
3671
3296
2757
2349
2329
2013
1579
1435
1248
1125
980
833
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
5
W
5
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:32PM1.35m
1:48AM1.60m
2:23PM1.45m
2:39AM1.67m
3:12PM1.53m
3:28AM1.69m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.30m
8:13AM0.15m
8:22PM0.22m
9:02AM0.08m
9:14PM0.15m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
10
8
9
11
13
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
13
15
15
15
11
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
Energy kJ
23
24
15
16
16
15
3404
3310
4275
4372
4196
4016
3671
3296
2757
2349
2329
2013
1579
1435
1248
1125
980
833
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
17
15
21
21
24
25
43
39
37
37
35
33
32
30
33
35
41
32
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
17
21
25
45
32
31
31
17
17
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5.5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
SW
11
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.5
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
5156
8261
8469
6922
5629
4260
29
37
39
66
57
25
117
184
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
325
596
595
143
179
143
3
0
0
197
197
197
141
141
141
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
5
7
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
4
7
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
7
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
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