Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

13.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	!	!	!	!	!	4	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	133	358	521	988	1552	3079	3466	3810	3757	3139	2845	2494	2187	1863	1474	1292	1013	1076	1040	807	729	659	541	425
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	ENE	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:43AM1.58m				4:12PM1.63m				4:28AM1.56m				4:55PM1.65m					5:13AM1.50m				5:38PM1.61m
Low Tide				9:58AM0.00m				10:25PM0.07m				10:40AM0.02m					11:10PM0.09m				11:20AM0.08m


	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	19	18
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	133	133	521	988	1552	3079	3466	3810	3757	3139	2845	2494	2187	1863	1474	1292	1013	1076	1040	807	729	659	541	425
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 17	W 9	W 9	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	S 13
kJ	53	358	101	133	184	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	S 8	W 11	W 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 17
kJ	109	12	61	40	31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	29	29	18	29	29	29	29	0	29	28	28	28	28	0	0	0	18	18	18	18
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Jacobs Bay	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Heaven	Stompneus	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	The Point (Elands Bay)	Heaven	Yzerfontein	Doring Bay	Strandfontein	Yzerfontein	Hell	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	The Point (Elands Bay)
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Silwerstroom West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	7	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	5	7	5	5

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