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 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.2° C

2.0°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 (06 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Sat
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
9
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
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
9
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.3
ESE
11
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
504
504
613
613
571
560
524
646
836
738
458
996
407
1349
1338
1496
1247
1247
1247
1247
1228
1127
917
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
E
10
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
35
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:35PM1.30m
7:40AM1.20m
8:31PM1.29m
8:46AM1.14m
9:38PM1.30m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.38m
1:45AM0.54m
1:59PM0.43m
2:51AM0.55m
2:59PM0.47m
4:06AM0.53m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
14
13
13
11
11
11
10
13
17
16
16
15
13
12
13
13
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
9
1.6
SSW
9
1.5
S
9
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.3
ESE
11
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
585
432
363
613
613
571
560
524
646
836
738
458
996
407
1349
1338
1496
1247
1247
1247
1247
1228
1127
917
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
SW
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
SW
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
556
504
504
304
215
165
134
379
524
431
431
431
407
314
343
332
326
270
214
171
167
164
164
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
S
8
1
SW
13
0.2
S
7
1
WSW
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
322
347
336
336
311
255
251
107
63
28
10
340
4
161
1
1
259
200
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
1
WSW
4
2
WSW
6
2.2
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.4
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
Energy kJ
4
42
315
462
397
306
205
172
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
3
140
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
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
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