Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
517
419
418
426
426
522
522
513
504
430
410
410
338
284
352
640
678
452
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:36PM1.44m
2:44AM1.43m
3:04PM1.54m
3:14AM1.49m
3:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.24m
8:54AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
9:21AM0.09m
9:44PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
20
23
24
22
20
22
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
20
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
20
22
20
18
19
17
16
14
15
15
14
14
13
16
17
12
11
11
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