J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.3° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.6
SW
8
2.3
SW
10
2.3
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
333
332
293
295
251
249
214
355
1069
910
939
3181
3186
3095
2719
2376
2076
1847
1703
1651
2183
2281
1977
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:55PM1.63m
4:10AM1.67m
4:39PM1.70m
4:52AM1.65m
5:20PM1.72m
5:32AM1.59m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.12m
10:25AM0.01m
10:48PM0.10m
11:04AM0.00m
11:31PM0.12m
11:41AM0.04m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
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<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>
5:28
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
18
Feels °C
13
14
13
13
12
12
15
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
18
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