J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
17.6° C
(Which is 5.0°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 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)--
Afternoon (27 Feb)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (27 Feb)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
5
4
5
8
4
5
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111111121213131314141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)875894829844815815884884801229721833346543051676801775586968641886482007932709560835302
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
SE
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
1.33
2:16PM
1.41
2:42AM
1.51
2:55PM
1.53
3:16AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.41
8:12AM
0.38
8:31PM
0.25
8:53AM
0.23
9:06PM
0.12
9:28AM
0.12
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:59-------6:58-------6:57-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1211-------
Temp. °C201919171718212220191918181816161715151514151919
Feels °C (?)181919161616181815181817161311101091010991313
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