Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.3° C
2.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
541
425
416
377
269
166
304
374
741
666
528
511
503
450
442
406
524
445
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:38PM1.61m
5:56AM1.41m
6:19PM1.54m
6:39AM1.30m
7:01PM1.44m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.15m
12:00PM0.17m
00:39AM0.23m
12:40PM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
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