J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C

2.5°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
992
833
819
748
736
800
869
1013
1255
1276
1336
1229
1208
1111
1092
1073
1073
1004
1058
1229
1280
1401
1872
3376
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
SE
10
E
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:06AM1.13m
10:48PM1.35m
11:26AM1.16m
11:54PM1.43m
12:34PM1.25m
00:53AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.48m
5:20AM0.45m
5:21PM0.45m
6:25AM0.35m
6:27PM0.38m
7:22AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
18
20
19
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
18
20
18
19
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
3
SW
11
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
992
833
819
748
736
800
869
1013
1255
1276
1336
1229
1208
1111
1092
1073
1073
1004
1058
1229
1280
1401
1872
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
161
127
123
123
121
90
90
89
62
60
60
58
58
81
42
80
74
73
53
54
54
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
Energy kJ
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
W
3
1
WSW
4
1
WSW
5
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
3
7
37
54
3376
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
19
6
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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