J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.5° 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 6AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (25 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5360
4414
3344
2785
2285
1830
1561
1120
990
2964
3413
3875
4432
4432
4323
3684
3204
2585
2053
1644
1621
1598
1472
1387
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
20
N
15
N
5
NW
10
SE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
W
20
WSW
10
SW
0
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:18AM1.26m
1:01PM1.13m
1:12AM1.29m
1:50PM1.20m
1:58AM1.34m
2:32PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:52AM0.50m
6:53PM0.56m
7:40AM0.44m
7:45PM0.51m
8:21AM0.38m
8:28PM0.44m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
19
19
19
20
19
19
20
23
24
22
20
22
22
21
23
24
21
18
17
17
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
19
18
18
19
17
17
18
21
24
22
20
22
20
19
20
22
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
5360
4414
3344
2785
2285
1830
1561
1120
990
2964
3413
3875
4432
4432
4323
3684
3204
2585
2053
1644
1621
1598
1472
1387
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SSW
17
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
64
60
66
673
97
80
82
66
54
57
73
68
68
69
69
38
38
26
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
18
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
79
176
89
96
7
4
29
7
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
4
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
4
Energy kJ
35
25
41
62
58
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
52
52
141
31
19
6
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
65
52
0
2
0
31
2
3
0
0
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
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