J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 4.8°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 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (03 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121211111111111010101212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46973555315325612274176214391202109292971054447658273874972174575912071341136315441404
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
0
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
25
SE
30
ESE
5
SE
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
1.61
3:48AM
1.75
3:59PM
1.66
4:17AM
1.80
4:29PM
1.66
4:45AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36PM
0.03
9:59AM
0.05
10:05PM
-0.01
10:28AM
0.02
10:32PM
-0.01
10:56AM
0.04
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset6:55-------6:53-------6:52-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817161416212121181817171822232321212120202221
Feels °C (?)151715141215211718161716151619191923242221192119
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