J-Bay surf break

J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 SAST
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J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 3.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
WSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)101010911119111191010121111111111111110101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3483092351941701931611621404021238174927972346186715851416954828804717378333275
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
1.09
12:52AM
1.21
1:15PM
1.23
1:42AM
1.39
1:59PM
1.36
2:19AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29PM
0.56
7:14AM
0.51
7:28PM
0.41
8:01AM
0.35
8:07PM
0.27
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:30
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:20-----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-143211-----------------
Temp. °C292221201919191921211918181717182120191818171717
Feels °C (?)292121212020181819171517171616171917171818161717
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