Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.6°C
2.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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2
2
2
2
2
1
1
!
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
3
S
8
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3813
3399
2886
3174
1901
1359
963
969
1191
1207
1031
963
961
920
1163
903
675
622
600
589
600
796
796
796
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
45
S
45
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51AM1.26m
6:01PM1.28m
6:25AM1.14m
6:38PM1.14m
7:13AM1.02m
7:34PM1.01m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.29m
11:49AM0.39m
00:16AM0.41m
12:21PM0.51m
00:54AM0.54m
1:06PM0.64m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:40
6:40
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
14
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
6
7
6
4
5
4
6
7
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
10
12
12
10
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