Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.5°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
S
11
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
630
1805
1780
1569
1338
1376
1240
1392
980
1324
874
763
603
606
346
614
924
1594
1787
1785
1949
1850
1664
1253
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:05AM1.05m
12:56PM1.08m
1:01AM1.15m
1:35PM1.21m
1:40AM1.25m
2:07PM1.33m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.52m
7:07PM0.56m
7:27AM0.41m
7:45PM0.45m
7:59AM0.31m
8:17PM0.34m
clear
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>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
15
16
14
14
12
12
12
12
14
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
7
11
11
8
8
6
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
10
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