J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.7° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 2.1m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
E
8
2.5
E
13
2.2
ESE
12
2.5
E
12
2.2
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
513
632
2209
1294
1688
1146
1008
899
813
813
718
698
611
657
620
599
580
522
448
418
366
354
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:57PM1.64m
6:05AM1.48m
6:29PM1.60m
6:40AM1.39m
7:06PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.09m
00:07AM0.21m
12:10PM0.15m
00:42AM0.27m
12:44PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
20
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
27
29
28
25
19
Feels °C
12
13
18
20
20
19
18
16
14
14
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
23
24
25
21
16
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