Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jun)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (28 Jun)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Tue morning).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1693
1776
1756
1541
1729
2140
2756
4206
3814
4346
4585
9756
8242
7141
6520
6183
5524
4595
4041
3560
3257
2878
2497
2148
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:02PM1.24m
2:06AM1.31m
2:39PM1.29m
2:44AM1.34m
3:15PM1.34m
3:20AM1.37m
Low Tide
8:07PM0.42m
8:30AM0.28m
8:45PM0.37m
9:05AM0.24m
9:21PM0.34m
9:38AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
4
3
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
14
14
12
11
10
8
7
7
11
9
8
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
1693
1776
1756
1541
1729
2140
2756
4206
3814
3672
2940
9756
8242
7141
6520
6183
5524
4595
4041
3560
3257
2878
2497
2148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.4
SW
19
1.9
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
3
SW
16
0.5
N
6
0.9
S
8
Energy kJ
46
45
111
298
216
448
553
1401
2167
3134
4585
16
108
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
23
0.4
SW
21
0.8
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
20
159
526
246
457
590
457
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.9
NW
7
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
12
28
44
81
312
4346
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
9
5
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
31
82
97
200
290
358
448
448
363
31
31
31
31
29
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
18
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
5
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
5
5
9
5
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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