J-Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.05° S 24.93° E

J-Bay, South Africa Weather Observations

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's J-Bay sea temperature is
17.2° C
1.7° 

J-Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for J-Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in J-Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near J-Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Cape Saint Francis

19 km S7 m above sea level

3 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the NE
(13 km/h at 40°)
15.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Springfield wx

57 km E116 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 252°)
0
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Port Elizabeth Airport

63 km E208 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
Q1019 °C0.0
0.0


Port Elizabeth

63 km E60 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearno report
15
light winds from the N
(15 km/h at 360°)
15.3 °C40
40

-

Port of Ngqura (Coega)

74 km ENE46 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Joubertina

101 km W546 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14.3 °C-
-

-

Addo Elephant Park

102 km NE143 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
calm
(4 km/h at 350°)
18.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Somerset East

133 km NNE506 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 100°)
16.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Plettenberg Bay

149 km WSW137 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Willowmore

157 km W808 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.0 °C-
-

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to J-Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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