J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C

1.7°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3178
3504
4121
4432
4432
4323
3684
3204
2585
2155
1876
1621
1621
1686
1589
1452
1438
1514
1491
1569
1908
1999
2566
11791
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNE
5
NW
10
SE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
45
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:50PM1.20m
1:58AM1.34m
2:32PM1.27m
2:39AM1.39m
3:08PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:40AM0.44m
7:45PM0.51m
8:21AM0.38m
8:28PM0.44m
8:58AM0.31m
9:07PM0.39m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
23
26
23
23
23
25
24
23
25
23
18
17
17
18
19
19
23
25
24
22
16
14
Feels °C
19
19
22
26
23
23
21
22
20
19
21
20
17
18
17
18
15
15
19
20
21
19
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
3178
3504
4121
4432
4432
4323
3684
3204
2585
2155
1876
1621
1621
1686
1589
1452
1438
1514
1491
1569
1908
1999
1914
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.8
SSW
19
1.4
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
39
59
47
48
49
49
68
68
67
68
39
38
26
16
25
25
25
27
17
21
428
1317
2517
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
E
7
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
21
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
53
8
20
37
8
9
9
38
166
19
24
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
3
SW
12
5
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
14
6
7
17
5
5
2566
11791
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
9
Distance (km)
0
0
52
0
52
52
0
6
31
31
31
3
2
0
6
0
0
19
19
0
0
0
172
179
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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