🇿🇦 EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

Jeffrey's Bay

The world's most perfect point break

SMALL

Live Conditions

Conditions Summary

5ft waves — but short 9s period indicates wind swell, expect choppy conditions — hitting at the ideal angle — light cross-shore winds, still manageable

LOW CONFIDENCEModel-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Why it's SMALL

Swell Direction

Primary swell is 211° — matches the ideal 225° window for this spot

Swell Period

9s — short-period swell. Waves will have less power than a true groundswell.

Wind

9mph cross-shore — not ideal but surfable if wind is light

Season

June is peak season for this spot

Data Confidence

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

At the Break

4.6ft

LOW CONFIDENCE

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Period

Mid-period

Wind

9mph

CROSS-SHORE

Water

63°F

3/2 wetsuit

Swell Direction

100%

Wind Direction

65%

Primary Swell

4.2ft @ 7.9s

SSW 211°

Secondary Swell

1.2ft @ 7.0s

E 98°

9 Day Outlook

7.3ft

TODAY

Jun 12

(10s)

7.0ft

TMRW

Jun 13

(11s)

6.8ft

SUN

Jun 14

(10s)

5.3ft

MON

Jun 15

(9s)

4.6ft

TUE

Jun 16

(9s)

4.8ft

WED

Jun 17

(8s)

4.8ft

THU

Jun 18

(10s)

5.5ft

FRI

Jun 19

(9s)

5.4ft

SAT

Jun 20

(8s)

Best this week: today — 7.3ft

Best next week: FRI Jun 19 — 5.5ft

Incoming Swell Events

Today

solid

Swell building to 7.3ft @ 10s

Model Breakdown

ECMWF (45%)4.5ft

ICON (35%)4.7ft

GFS (20%)No data

Model confidence80%

Updated every 30 mins · Open-Meteo ECMWF + ICON + GFS

About

J-Bay is one of the seven wonders of the surfing world. The right-hand point break at Supertubes runs for up to 800m on a good swell, perfectly walling and sectioning through Kitchen Windows, Supertubes, and Impossibles. It's the venue for the WSL Championship Tour and the gold standard for long, fast, hollow right-handers.

The Break

Supertubes — the main event, a long warping right that barrels through multiple sections.

Ideal Conditions

6-8ft SW groundswell, light NW offshores, incoming tide

Best Months

Jan

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Best months highlighted · Current: Jun

Trip Planner

J-Bay Long Weekend

Weekend · 3 Days

Friday

Fly into Port Elizabeth (PLZ), 1hr drive to J-Bay. Check into a beachfront guesthouse. Walk Supertubes and scope the swell.

Saturday

Dawn patrol at Supertubes. Surf all day if conditions hold. Tuck Inn Lodge braai in the evening.

Sunday

Morning surf, drive back to Port Elizabeth, fly home.

South Africa Surf Safari

Full Week · 7 Days

Day 1

Arrive Port Elizabeth, drive to J-Bay, settle in.

Day 2

Full day Supertubes if swell is firing. Longboard at Point on smaller days.

Day 3

Explore Boneyards and Kitchen Windows — different parts of the break have different characters.

Day 4

Day trip to Cape St. Francis — the perfect point Endless Summer was written about.

Day 5

Back to J-Bay. Drifters for lunch, afternoon surf sess.

Day 6

Drive the Garden Route, stop at Victoria Bay — a gem of a right-hander.

Day 7

Fly home from Port Elizabeth.

Local Knowledge

The WSL contest runs in July — the town fills up but the waves are usually at their best.

Sharks are present at J-Bay — surf with awareness, dawn and dusk are higher-risk times.

The right is so long you'll be exhausted walking back up the point — pace yourself.

Winter (June-August) is peak surf season — cold water but spectacular waves.

Cape Town is 6 hours west by road — worth adding to the trip for culture and city life.