J-Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 28 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 1AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
8
4
4
5
6
7
8
8
8
7
5
4
3
5
3
3
3
3
4
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111212131313141415141414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92616972264309148535167659073388633928289878848871175836532530245293555287025612274176214391202
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
5
SW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16PM
1.41
2:42AM
1.51
2:55PM
1.53
3:16AM
1.65
3:28PM
1.61
3:48AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
0.25
8:53AM
0.23
9:06PM
0.12
9:28AM
0.12
9:36PM
0.03
9:59AM
0.05
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:09--
Sunset6:58-------6:57-------6:55-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1211---------------
Temp. °C211919181818171616141414141518191817161514162121
Feels °C (?)1618171717141110108899911121416141312152018
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