Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.9
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.5
SW
9
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
503
503
546
640
716
1106
1211
934
784
599
481
342
151
154
330
403
576
1427
2187
2379
2454
2318
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
E
0
NW
5
E
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:39AM1.30m
7:01PM1.44m
7:25AM1.19m
7:46PM1.32m
8:18AM1.09m
8:38PM1.21m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.28m
1:25AM0.33m
1:22PM0.40m
2:14AM0.43m
2:11PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
13
14
12
12
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
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