Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
1.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SW
13
2.2
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1269
1099
1721
1914
1665
1883
1713
1463
1167
1172
1130
728
660
581
723
2344
3142
3859
3859
3058
3373
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
25
S
25
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
25
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09PM1.11m
1:13AM1.19m
1:52PM1.20m
1:56AM1.26m
2:28PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:16PM0.54m
7:43AM0.39m
7:59PM0.46m
8:20AM0.31m
8:36PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
21
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
15
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
18
12
11
8
9
8
9
8
6
6
7
6
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