J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 07 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
20.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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 2PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (07 Mar)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (07 Mar)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
3
3
6
4
5
5
5
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101111111212121312121212121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3162571352394663256024712146259325803156286118812620199914151243117710221022952850710698575
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
1.47
6:01AM
1.53
6:11PM
1.36
6:24AM
1.40
6:35PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.18
11:47PM
0.21
12:10PM
0.28
12:11AM
0.33
12:35PM
0.40
12:36AM
0.46
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise-6:11-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:49-------6:47-------6:46---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C181817191918171717182121212019191717232624212019
Feels °C (?)1099121414161717171715161717171617202121191819
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