Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C

2.4°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 (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
1
0
2
0
0
0
!
2
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
!
!
!
!
3
4
4
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
1.6
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
952
1045
1805
2032
2343
2622
2821
1597
2182
1716
1373
1170
737
1332
2221
2789
2999
2849
2560
2359
2101
1906
1679
1607
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:19AM1.45m
1:04PM1.34m
1:14AM1.52m
1:55PM1.43m
2:07AM1.58m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.38m
6:50AM0.17m
7:02PM0.30m
7:42AM0.09m
7:57PM0.22m
8:32AM0.03m
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:47
5:47
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
952
1045
1805
2032
2343
2622
2821
1597
2182
1716
1373
1170
698
1332
2221
2789
2999
2849
2560
2359
2101
1906
1679
1607
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
2.2
SW
10
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
1009
8
6
51
86
737
441
326
279
225
151
154
117
117
5
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
10
10
4
6
8
5
5
8
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
0.7
WNW
6
Energy kJ
67
124
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
290
290
290
400
524
894
31
29
29
29
0
0
0
0
0
29
29
29
29
18
28
17
69
127
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
4
4
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
7
7
6
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