Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
671
671
551
728
964
2120
1941
1972
1836
1712
1428
1272
1093
971
985
1187
1355
1299
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
15
S
25
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28PM1.59m
2:46AM1.52m
2:58PM1.66m
3:18AM1.56m
3:29PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.08m
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.01m
9:19AM0.06m
9:45PM-0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
20
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
20
15
14
15
14
15
15
18
14
13
10
8
8
6
7
6
5
5
6
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