J-Bay surf break

J-Bay surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 SAST
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J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 4.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at J-Bay today?

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 4PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Mar)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (01 Mar)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
6
7
6
6
8
8
8
7
5
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)121213131314141414141414141313131313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)509256057203800189679416912887278711782365325715452935552870256121401762143912021029851710544
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
5
SSW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
1.53
3:16AM
1.65
3:28PM
1.61
3:48AM
1.75
3:59PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
0.23
9:06PM
0.12
9:28AM
0.12
9:36PM
0.03
9:59AM
0.05
10:05PM
-0.01
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:09------
Sunset----6:57-------6:55-------6:53---
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1211-------------------
Temp. °C181816161614141414151819191716151416212120191818
Feels °C (?)1713111010899991112141614131215201817181717
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