J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
14.5°C
4.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
2
E
9
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
14
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4287
3112
2508
2045
1679
1581
1430
1214
1100
646
649
722
625
472
424
411
344
377
411
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
N
10
SW
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:10PM1.52m
3:15AM1.54m
3:36PM1.63m
3:42AM1.60m
4:02PM1.72m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.25m
9:23AM0.11m
9:41PM0.15m
9:49AM0.04m
10:09PM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
14
13
13
21
26
28
25
25
25
23
22
24
25
19
20
19
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
11
21
25
27
24
22
22
21
20
22
24
19
20
19
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