J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 22 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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Feb)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
3
3
0
3
1
3
0
1
3
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.3
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.7
WSW
2.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)7777888889998888812121214141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37342642636542677311781279109711387985936706554544053172892858071891653599501
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
ENE
15
SSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
NNE
25
ENE
5
N
15
SSE
15
SW
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
1.66
6:39PM
1.41
7:03AM
1.51
7:21PM
1.26
7:52AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
0.10
12:39PM
0.21
12:42AM
0.24
1:21PM
0.36
1:24AM
0.40
2:18PM
0.52
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:03----
Sunset------7:05-------7:04-------7:02-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------2123321--
Temp. °C222221233031292524232324272724202120212121212320
Feels °C (?)222221243028272426252527282324202219202020182120
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