J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.7° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.9
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
178
263
181
157
109
132
109
97
88
109
119
112
104
100
565
807
1367
1474
1784
1760
1641
1787
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
E
15
SE
25
E
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
W
15
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
E
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:08PM1.81m
4:31AM1.63m
4:46PM1.73m
5:10AM1.56m
5:26PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.03m
10:23PM-0.02m
10:32AM0.07m
11:01PM0.06m
11:13AM0.17m
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:22
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Temp °C
17
18
17
19
21
18
17
17
16
18
21
19
19
17
17
17
17
19
23
22
23
21
20
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
18
17
15
17
15
17
20
16
19
18
18
17
17
18
22
20
21
21
21
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