Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
3
1
0
2
2
1
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0
0
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4
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
756
696
629
629
756
1034
1446
2044
2555
3076
3244
2888
2381
2037
1582
1470
1017
980
914
914
851
794
794
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
WNW
15
NW
25
W
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.11m
11:45PM1.08m
12:07PM1.24m
00:29AM1.20m
12:43PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.59m
5:53PM0.56m
5:55AM0.50m
6:33PM0.43m
6:34AM0.40m
7:06PM0.29m
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clear
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Temp °C
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
10
11
11
9
9
11
12
14
14
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
12
12
11
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