🇿🇦 EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA

Jeffrey's Bay

The world's most perfect point break

SMALL

Live Conditions

Conditions Summary

4ft waves — but short 7s period indicates wind swell, expect choppy conditions — swell direction is wrong for this spot, expect poor shape — 12mph onshore wind roughing up the surface — Note: this is outside the peak season for this spot

LOW CONFIDENCEModel-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Why it's SMALL

Swell Direction

Primary swell is 119° — wrong angle. This spot needs 225° swells to break properly.

Swell Period

7s — this is wind chop, not groundswell. Waves will be weak and disorganized.

Wind

12mph onshore — will chop up the surface and ruin wave shape

Season

October is off-season — rare for this spot to get quality waves

Data Confidence

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

At the Break

3.5ft

LOW CONFIDENCE

Model-only forecast, no buoy nearby

Period

✗ Wind swell

Wind

12mph

ONSHORE

Water

67°F

Spring suit

Swell Direction

15%

Wind Direction

20%

Primary Swell

2.8ft @ 6.2s

ESE 119°

Secondary Swell

0.9ft @ 5.5s

SW 232°

9 Day Outlook

4.1ft

TODAY

Oct 28

(9s)

5.8ft

TMRW

Oct 29

(11s)

5.8ft

FRI

Oct 30

(9s)

5.4ft

SAT

Oct 31

(8s)

5.1ft

SUN

Nov 1

(9s)

4.7ft

MON

Nov 2

(8s)

3.3ft

TUE

Nov 3

(10s)

3.5ft

WED

Nov 4

(10s)

4.2ft

THU

Nov 5

(9s)

Best this week: tmrw — 5.8ft

Best next week: THU Nov 5 — 4.2ft

Model Breakdown

ECMWF (45%)3.7ft

ICON (35%)3.3ft

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

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Best months highlighted · Current: Oct

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.