J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.2° C

1.9°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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (11 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
0
0
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
3
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1004
1083
957
1167
1167
1280
1401
2469
4558
7273
7301
6326
4940
3685
3212
3344
4363
4399
4152
3971
3576
3018
2591
2349
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
W
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
30
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM1.25m
00:53AM1.52m
1:32PM1.35m
1:48AM1.60m
2:23PM1.45m
2:39AM1.67m
Low Tide
6:27PM0.38m
7:22AM0.25m
7:27PM0.30m
8:13AM0.15m
8:22PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
1
3
2
Temp °C
23
24
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
16
20
15
14
14
14
12
10
8
6
6
8
8
8
8
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1004
1083
957
1167
1167
1280
1401
35
23
23
15
16
16
15
3212
3344
4363
4399
4152
3971
3576
3018
2591
2349
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1
E
5
Energy kJ
99
73
71
52
52
51
35
15
15
21
21
24
25
43
39
37
37
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
15
17
21
44
45
67
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
3
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
5.5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
11
4
SW
11
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
3
9
35
2469
4558
7273
7301
6326
4940
3685
19
52
64
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
19
3
3
0
0
0
0
251
354
596
662
179
179
2
3
2
141
60
197
197
172
141
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
5
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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