Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 7PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
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2
2
3
4
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
3
S
8
3
S
8
3.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2120
2066
1972
1836
1712
1428
1347
990
971
892
1322
1437
1187
893
715
540
587
438
438
542
559
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM1.66m
3:18AM1.56m
3:29PM1.70m
3:51AM1.57m
4:03PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.01m
9:19AM0.06m
9:45PM-0.02m
9:52AM0.06m
10:19PM-0.00m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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1
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Temp °C
17
16
17
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
18
18
19
22
20
Feels °C
16
14
14
10
10
8
7
6
8
7
5
5
6
6
6
7
14
13
14
17
15
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