Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (10 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
2
1
1
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
3
S
8
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
330
449
617
765
1194
2579
2181
1697
1622
1405
1383
1152
1000
878
816
680
1035
1137
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:14PM1.59m
2:33AM1.53m
2:51PM1.68m
3:10AM1.57m
3:25PM1.72m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.08m
8:41AM0.05m
9:08PM0.01m
9:15AM0.02m
9:42PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:36
6:36
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
9
10
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
11
12
13
13
13
12
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