J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
5.5
SW
6
SW
6
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131311121212131313121314141414131313131314131415141414151514141414141414141413131389911101112121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3417361435953266270822312017183217501815176119042295231055623729557875987096567849854248385434733323307143036261109601405214503125301143711807112399915840073926181522941613602291925212284244537121765238717871830160720062208208319861747152814581637
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
5
S
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
N
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
20
SW
20
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
SW
25
SW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
1.27
2:44AM
1.41
3:14PM
1.36
3:21AM
1.48
3:50PM
1.44
3:55AM
1.53
4:24PM
1.51
4:30AM
1.56
4:58PM
1.57
5:04AM
1.57
5:33PM
1.60
5:40AM
1.54
6:09PM
1.61
6:17AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
0.37
8:33PM
0.44
9:03AM
0.29
9:12PM
0.36
9:38AM
0.21
9:49PM
0.30
10:11AM
0.15
10:25PM
0.25
10:44AM
0.10
11:01PM
0.22
11:17AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.22
11:51AM
0.10
12:18AM
0.24
12:27PM
0.14
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise-7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:22--
Sunset----5:23-------5:24-------5:24-------5:25-------5:27-------5:27-------5:28-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12121520181615161617222624161615151517202018171514131718151414131212131414141312119152119151514141215171514131212121517
Feels °C (?)9811151514121110121317181414131314161818171514121113117755567912121197612181411899810111011109991313
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