Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
1.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
304
374
677
666
528
511
503
503
546
544
663
778
860
769
665
551
300
338
165
136
Wind (km/h)
0
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM1.54m
6:39AM1.30m
7:01PM1.44m
7:25AM1.19m
7:46PM1.32m
Low Tide
12:00PM0.17m
00:39AM0.23m
12:40PM0.28m
1:25AM0.33m
1:22PM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
15
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
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