Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.8° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
597
731
595
494
486
479
527
535
486
535
535
494
428
361
769
673
732
710
553
772
610
517
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
NE
10
N
5
SW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:41AM1.44m
5:03PM1.55m
5:14AM1.41m
5:34PM1.53m
5:49AM1.36m
6:09PM1.49m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.13m
11:13PM0.20m
11:16AM0.17m
11:47PM0.22m
11:49AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
17
15
Feels °C
15
14
16
18
19
17
17
16
13
14
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
16
12
11
13
12
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