Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
11.4°C
4.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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2
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1
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2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
3
S
8
3
S
8
1.9
SW
13
3
S
8
1.9
SW
12
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1359
898
985
1191
1112
1031
1158
1039
1060
1247
850
762
611
600
600
663
796
809
796
Wind (km/h)
50
S
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.28m
6:25AM1.14m
6:38PM1.14m
7:13AM1.02m
7:34PM1.01m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.41m
12:21PM0.51m
00:54AM0.54m
1:06PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:40
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
18
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
18
20
20
17
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
4
5
7
9
6
7
6
7
6
6
7
11
13
15
12
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