About Jeffreys Bay

Jeffreys Bay, known worldwide simply as J-Bay, owes its fame to Supertubes, a right-hand point break widely rated among the finest waves on the planet and the regular host of a World Surf League Championship Tour event. What began as a small fishing and holiday settlement on the Eastern Cape's Sunshine Coast has grown into a surf-industry town, with board shapers, wetsuit brands and surf schools built up around the point since the 1960s. The town sits where the Gamtoos and Kromme river systems meet the Indian Ocean, giving it a run of beaches beyond Supertubes, including Kitchen Windows and Magnatubes, that draw surfers year-round. Neighbouring St Francis Bay, with its canal estate and lighthouse, is often treated as part of the same coastal community.

Jeffreys Bay's next couple of months mix expos, music and food festivals. Couples can browse the 2026 Greater Garden Route Wedding EXPO at Mentors Country Estate over the 29-30 August weekend, before the 1st Annual Jbay Spring Series kicks off on 12 September. Afrikaans music fans have Kunskoors - Jak De Priester- Sally tot Somerset-Wes at Oase JBay on 19 September, and Origin JBay : The Gathering brings a night out to town on 17 October. The season wraps with Dairy Fest 2026 at the Ferry Hotel in Gamtoos over 10-11 October.