Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

14.7° C

Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Friday 10
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	2	2	4	2	2	2	3	!	!	!	!	3	3	!	!	!	!	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2076	2045	1912	1736	1365	1387	3020	2697	2341	2416	2643	3555	3305	3305	3365	2036	2209	3416	3092	2860	2682	2472	2293	2129
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				9:03AM1.12m				9:27PM1.30m				10:22AM1.12m				10:43PM1.31m					11:41AM1.17m
Low Tide		2:49AM0.40m				2:53PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:13PM0.50m					5:22AM0.35m				5:38PM0.46m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	14	14	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	13	13	13	14	12	10	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	7	8	11	10	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	2076	2045	1912	1736	1365	1387	3020	2697	2341	2416	2643	3555	3305	2032	1903	2036	2209	3416	3092	2860	2682	2472	2293	2129
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	S 14	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	SW 12	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12
kJ	241	418	534	694	1318	1256	—	—	14	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	656	17	36	56	116	148	181
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	113	212	319	286	293	—	3305	3365	348	329	351	311	—	—	—	—	310
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Off The Wall Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Off The Wall Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	18	18	0	0	29	28	28	28	114	28	29	29	29	114	28	29	29	29	29	29	18	18	28	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Stompneus	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven		Heaven	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Hell	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Millars Point Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	5	6	7	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8	8

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