J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (14 Oct)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
569
469
469
441
639
1408
1703
1952
2063
2180
2467
2561
4757
4364
3728
3095
2664
2187
1863
1651
1429
1188
976
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
N
5
N
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM1.48m
5:14PM1.50m
5:32AM1.38m
5:41PM1.37m
6:02AM1.26m
6:09PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.25m
11:24PM0.26m
11:31AM0.36m
11:52PM0.38m
12:01PM0.49m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
18
23
21
19
17
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
20
24
23
20
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17
Feels °C
15
15
18
22
19
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
15
15
16
15
17
17
21
25
23
20
20
16
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