J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
2
5
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
E
10
3.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
SW
10
1
SW
16
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1999
2458
1490
1384
1170
986
1026
980
907
843
757
688
610
459
382
355
496
2227
1729
3913
3606
3301
1135
1804
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
E
10
SE
15
WSW
20
SW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
WSW
15
S
10
S
5
E
5
NE
10
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:06AM1.58m
5:20PM1.67m
5:33AM1.48m
5:46PM1.53m
5:59AM1.37m
6:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.07m
11:06AM0.10m
11:30PM0.16m
11:33AM0.21m
11:56PM0.27m
11:59AM0.34m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
18
21
21
19
18
18
17
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
19
19
22
21
19
19
15
15
15
18
20
19
18
19
18
16
10
9
9
9
12
12
12
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