Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
262
273
350
331
322
221
253
218
213
281
988
1138
1274
1226
1247
973
650
869
868
1173
1173
1083
1209
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:06PM1.41m
6:16AM1.26m
6:44PM1.39m
7:01AM1.21m
7:28PM1.36m
7:55AM1.16m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.35m
12:19PM0.30m
00:58AM0.37m
12:59PM0.36m
1:48AM0.39m
1:49PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
10
12
13
12
12
12
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
239
190
273
267
234
190
151
253
218
213
280
988
1138
1274
1226
1247
973
629
869
868
1173
1173
1083
1209
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
284
262
262
350
331
322
221
208
202
184
281
49
75
46
67
380
650
418
466
344
289
279
227
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.6
SW
10
0.3
WSW
12
0.2
S
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.5
SW
11
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
6
64
29
9
48
69
94
6
6
32
50
1
1
1
59
11
22
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
82
105
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
31
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
28
18
18
18
18
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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