J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 3PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jun)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (10 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
1013
1255
1255
1336
1313
1208
1111
1092
1073
1083
1004
957
1083
1102
1280
1542
2305
3618
4303
4368
3344
2416
1802
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
25
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:26AM1.16m
11:54PM1.43m
12:34PM1.25m
00:53AM1.52m
1:32PM1.35m
1:48AM1.60m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.45m
6:25AM0.35m
6:27PM0.38m
7:22AM0.25m
7:27PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
18
20
19
18
18
19
18
18
20
19
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
17
20
18
18
15
16
14
14
17
15
15
14
14
14
13
11
9
9
8
9
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
3
SW
11
3
SW
11
Energy kJ
869
1013
1255
1255
1336
1313
1208
1111
1092
1073
1083
1004
957
1083
1102
1280
1542
35
23
23
26
28
2416
1802
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
90
89
62
60
60
58
80
60
85
80
101
73
52
52
51
35
35
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
9
60
40
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1
SW
5
3
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
7
3
2
2
20
40
53
2305
3618
4303
4368
3344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
19
19
0
0
31
6
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
2
326
143
143
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
5
5
4
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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