Buy Less, Surf More This Black Friday
Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.
Surf Forecasts:

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at J-Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | |
Rating (10 max) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | SW | SSW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 453 | 472 | 504 | 569 | 443 | 386 | 333 | 327 | 333 | 331 | 325 | 271 | 266 | 220 | 171 | 164 | 133 | 147 | 320 | 415 | 398 | 367 | 294 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ENE | ENE | NE | NE | ESE | ESE | E | E | SW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SSW | SSW | WSW | WNW | W | SSW | SSW | S | S | SSE | ESE |
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:48AM 1.55 | 3:03PM 1.75 | 3:32AM 1.61 | 3:47PM 1.74 | 4:17AM 1.62 | 4:32PM 1.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:39PM 0.05 | 8:47AM 0.12 | 9:23PM 0.01 | 9:34AM 0.09 | 10:06PM 0.01 | 10:21AM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:01 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |

Surf-forecast is providing a free, all-access pass to our premium features and 12-day forecasts all weekend.

Previously used in our snow jackets for mountain conditions, PrimaLoft® technology is making its debut in the surf industry. The aim is to bring mountain-grade warmth to the waves.

Surf-Forecast recently helped the 21-year-old Canadian pro surfer and adventurer score some cold water perfection at home.

With or without a surfboard, Costa Rica is a bucket list destination that has shown what a nation is capable of when nature is put first.
Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our J-Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

