About JbayWaves.com
The story behind a free browser surfing game built around one wave that never stops peeling.
Paddle Out & Play Free →Why we built a surfing game
JbayWaves.com exists for one reason: to bottle the feeling of a long, clean right-hand point break and make it playable from any phone or laptop, anywhere in the world. The name comes from Jeffreys Bay, South Africa — one of the most famous surf breaks on the planet, known among surfers for its fast, hollow, impossibly long walls. Most people will never get to paddle out there. JBay Wave Rider is our attempt to give anyone that rhythm for free, in a browser tab, in under three seconds of loading.
What JBay Wave Rider is
It's a free online surfing game — an endless runner built on a single wave that keeps offering one more section. You dodge rocks, driftwood, rival surfers, and gulls, chain near-misses and coins into combos, and unlock new surfboards as your coin bank grows. There's no login, no install, and no paywall. Your high score, unlocked boards, achievements, and daily streak are saved locally in your own browser, and nothing you do is uploaded anywhere.
How the site is run
JbayWaves.com is an independent project, not a studio release. The game is built with plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript so it stays light and fast on older phones and patchy beachside wifi. The site carries a small amount of advertising to cover hosting costs, and we keep the surfing guides, tips, and background content on the site written by hand rather than auto-generated, because a site about a specific wave in a specific town deserves to actually know what it's talking about.
Get in touch
Found a bug, have a feature idea, or just want to tell us your high score? Head over to our contact page — we read everything that comes in.