Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.3°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1226
1247
1008
661
786
882
1191
1173
1182
1269
1569
1819
2076
2076
2045
1912
1736
1365
1387
3182
3185
2341
2278
3545
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:28PM1.36m
7:55AM1.16m
8:21PM1.32m
9:03AM1.12m
9:27PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:59PM0.36m
1:48AM0.39m
1:49PM0.42m
2:49AM0.40m
2:53PM0.47m
4:03AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
16
16
15
14
14
15
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
1226
1247
1008
640
786
882
1191
1173
1182
1269
1569
1819
2076
2076
2045
1912
1736
1365
1387
3182
3185
2341
2278
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.4
W
11
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
67
295
345
661
555
478
344
289
235
233
175
37
192
241
418
534
694
1318
1256
14
15
14
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
11
22
19
73
113
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.7
S
6
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
65
139
219
3545
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
0
31
31
18
0
18
0
0
0
28
29
0
0
0
28
0
0
29
28
28
28
28
114
29
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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