Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.6
SW
9
1.1
SSW
8
0.9
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
677
666
528
565
503
503
546
585
866
1234
1128
934
678
599
481
371
161
122
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:19PM1.54m
6:39AM1.30m
7:01PM1.44m
7:25AM1.19m
7:46PM1.32m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.23m
12:40PM0.28m
1:25AM0.33m
1:22PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
13
14
13
13
14
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
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