J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 10 Feb 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)--
Afternoon (11 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (11 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101212111111111010161610101010141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367235281302454475475396326249212177177326768970100088797523862349220719121824
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
N
5
NE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10PM
0.92
10:55AM
1.00
1:00AM
0.95
1:10PM
1.09
1:58AM
1.09
1:59PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.71
3:13AM
0.76
6:25PM
0.72
6:48AM
0.75
7:47PM
0.59
7:54AM
0.61
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:52--
Sunset7:17-------7:16-------7:15-------
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1------11-------11-----
Temp. °C242223232324262725232221212121212019191919202122
Feels °C (?)262225252527272623222221222220181818191919212122
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