Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
494
427
377
371
293
287
249
216
244
226
145
142
139
402
697
1024
1127
1349
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
W
15
SSW
10
S
5
N
10
N
5
WNW
0
S
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:11AM1.24m
1:31PM1.36m
1:43AM1.35m
1:59PM1.49m
Low Tide
7:17PM0.43m
7:23AM0.33m
7:46PM0.30m
7:51AM0.23m
8:15PM0.18m
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6:37
6:35
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6:44
6:45
6:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
14
14
14
14
16
17
15
16
17
17
16
15
19
19
17
17
18
Feels °C
19
17
12
13
12
13
15
17
13
16
18
17
17
16
20
18
15
16
17
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