J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C

1.3°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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
1264
1396
1775
2011
2010
1824
1518
1220
977
895
822
683
671
594
539
530
433
433
373
329
278
265
785
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:53PM1.50m
5:56AM1.43m
6:27PM1.49m
6:31AM1.38m
7:04PM1.47m
7:11AM1.31m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.18m
11:57PM0.33m
12:08PM0.20m
00:34AM0.36m
12:41PM0.25m
1:15AM0.39m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
18
17
15
14
14
14
16
19
18
16
15
14
14
14
17
21
21
18
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
16
16
15
13
11
10
10
12
16
15
13
11
10
9
10
13
17
18
16
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
9
2.3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
ESE
11
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
980
1264
1396
1775
2011
2010
1824
1518
1220
977
895
822
683
671
594
539
530
433
433
373
329
278
247
785
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
2.1
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
9
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.3
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
SW
13
0.9
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1172
690
302
202
133
237
523
494
448
461
382
338
294
255
216
184
170
182
221
168
151
144
265
204
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.7
SW
10
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
WSW
9
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
7
12
112
236
170
198
74
84
81
121
132
173
173
188
174
174
171
238
218
176
144
242
106
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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