J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (03 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.4
SW
13
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
SW
11
1.3
E
10
0.9
SW
15
1.4
SSW
17
1.7
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
899
813
731
718
643
669
584
551
599
580
570
505
418
403
354
342
297
332
326
1043
1412
2028
2083
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
SSW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM1.60m
6:40AM1.39m
7:06PM1.52m
7:22AM1.28m
7:53PM1.41m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.15m
00:42AM0.27m
12:44PM0.24m
1:24AM0.35m
1:25PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
22
24
22
22
21
21
21
21
26
29
27
21
21
20
20
20
26
27
19
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
19
21
20
20
18
17
16
17
22
24
24
18
18
18
16
17
23
26
16
16
14
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