Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
4
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0
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0
0
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2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.1
S
8
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2376
2639
4308
5000
4512
4041
3662
3550
2801
2538
2813
3975
3219
2724
1800
1463
1309
1395
1485
513
862
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
W
15
W
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
11:32AM1.12m
11:55PM1.26m
12:48PM1.25m
1:05AM1.37m
1:44PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.51m
6:32AM0.33m
6:57PM0.39m
7:31AM0.21m
7:55PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
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>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
12
8
8
7
5
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
6
5
6
7
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