J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
18.1° C

1.4°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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for J-Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (27 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1876
1712
1712
1594
1589
1474
1438
1514
1299
1468
2049
2577
3759
10419
9613
9491
9533
8443
6787
5583
4944
4631
3370
2975
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
W
10
SSW
0
NW
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:32PM1.27m
2:39AM1.39m
3:08PM1.34m
3:15AM1.44m
3:43PM1.40m
3:49AM1.47m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.38m
8:28PM0.44m
8:58AM0.31m
9:07PM0.39m
9:32AM0.26m
9:42PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
27
20
18
19
21
20
20
24
26
23
19
16
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
22
24
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
19
11
8
9
7
7
5
8
8
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.4
SSW
17
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1876
1712
1712
1594
1589
1474
1438
1514
1299
1468
2049
2577
3260
22
21
6787
5583
4944
4631
3370
2975
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
S
12
Energy kJ
52
37
26
26
25
25
28
29
17
241
432
1539
26
16
14
14
14
13
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
S
22
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
E
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
18
9
76
10
11
15
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
3.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
6
8
3759
10419
9613
9491
9533
8443
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
8
9
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
1
Distance (km)
66
2
3
0
19
19
19
19
66
0
0
0
142
179
143
143
143
142
3
0
0
0
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
9
8
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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