J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
619
540
452
423
415
398
357
398
466
412
422
389
389
349
432
451
449
388
332
327
282
241
207
210
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
10
ESE
20
E
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19PM1.39m
2:36AM1.57m
3:09PM1.52m
3:25AM1.64m
3:55PM1.63m
4:10AM1.67m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.28m
8:58AM0.14m
9:15PM0.18m
9:43AM0.05m
10:03PM0.12m
10:25AM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
15
14
14
13
16
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
18
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
13
12
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
17
18
15
15
14
13
12
13
16
16
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