Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.8
WSW
12
1.1
S
9
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
439
489
596
616
454
302
235
210
190
253
286
326
326
336
410
216
416
386
386
342
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
5
SE
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NNE
30
NNE
10
WNW
5
SW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:03PM1.69m
4:26AM1.53m
4:38PM1.63m
5:04AM1.46m
5:18PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.06m
10:19PM-0.00m
10:26AM0.11m
10:55PM0.06m
11:04AM0.19m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
19
21
20
19
17
18
23
21
22
24
26
24
23
24
29
30
25
20
17
Feels °C
13
12
14
17
15
14
12
13
21
17
17
19
21
18
18
20
24
24
23
19
13
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