J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.1°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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jun)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (29 Jun)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Mon
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thu
2
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)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
SSW
14
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
4.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9086
7176
6231
5144
4555
3949
3320
2887
2574
2283
2174
1912
1762
1249
1209
1112
944
944
697
1158
1162
1077
904
2348
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
WSW
30
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
35
W
65
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM1.40m
3:49AM1.47m
4:16PM1.44m
4:21AM1.49m
4:49PM1.48m
4:52AM1.49m
Low Tide
9:32AM0.26m
9:42PM0.34m
10:04AM0.21m
10:16PM0.31m
10:35AM0.18m
10:49PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
14
17
17
15
14
13
12
11
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
12
14
14
13
12
11
9
8
12
14
13
13
13
12
7
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
5144
4555
3949
3320
2887
2574
2283
2174
1912
1762
1249
1209
1112
944
944
675
1158
1162
1077
904
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
E
6
0.8
S
8
1
S
7
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
15
6
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
121
69
28
72
112
697
151
211
255
160
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.6
E
6
0.6
S
8
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
Energy kJ
14
23
41
231
392
136
112
169
112
115
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
0.9
E
8
1.7
SE
8
2.2
ESE
7
0.4
WSW
3
1.4
WSW
5
4.5
WSW
8
Energy kJ
9086
7176
6231
113
335
537
2
97
2348
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
Distance (km)
562
179
142
3
0
0
0
0
52
52
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
483
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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