J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)--
Afternoon (09 Nov)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 Nov)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
2.5
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
E
9
2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.7
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1471
1338
1106
859
800
796
654
641
736
753
637
515
416
318
274
234
196
192
178
277
260
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
S
0
S
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:58PM1.65m
3:21AM1.53m
3:28PM1.64m
3:50AM1.53m
3:58PM1.60m
4:20AM1.50m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.10m
9:19AM0.19m
9:42PM0.10m
9:48AM0.20m
10:10PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:53
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Temp °C
19
17
17
16
15
16
24
28
25
22
23
22
18
21
23
23
20
18
19
19
18
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
10
13
23
25
23
23
21
19
16
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
16
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