J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
4.9° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun morning).

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.5
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
481
1144
2147
1907
1812
1657
1367
1408
1204
1185
1411
913
689
561
603
486
301
496
1325
2512
2895
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:22PM1.77m
3:36AM1.66m
3:54PM1.83m
4:07AM1.67m
4:24PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.03m
9:35PM0.03m
9:41AM-0.02m
10:07PM-0.00m
10:10AM-0.03m
10:36PM0.01m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
18
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
17
18
16
17
18
18
16
14
14
15
17
17
18
20
17
17
16
16
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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