J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.5° C
1.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
E
7
2.3
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.4
ESE
12
2.4
ESE
12
2.5
E
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.4
SW
13
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
600
616
727
652
712
767
828
746
628
619
565
643
1538
1462
1547
990
972
883
798
705
659
634
738
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:04AM1.57m
5:27PM1.66m
5:33AM1.54m
5:57PM1.64m
6:05AM1.48m
6:29PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.18m
11:12AM0.07m
11:34PM0.18m
11:40AM0.09m
00:07AM0.21m
12:10PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
16
21
19
16
14
14
14
14
18
23
21
21
20
19
18
18
22
24
23
23
22
Feels °C
8
8
8
12
16
14
12
10
11
11
11
16
21
19
19
18
16
14
14
20
21
21
21
18
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