Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.1°C
2.4° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (30 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
2
2
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0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
950
2345
2576
2536
2257
1435
1227
1125
1077
964
947
889
844
999
738
544
1444
1545
2121
2426
2734
3087
3436
4145
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:16AM1.52m
4:31PM1.65m
4:49AM1.49m
5:03PM1.61m
5:24AM1.42m
5:39PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.08m
10:45PM0.08m
10:49AM0.12m
11:18PM0.11m
11:22AM0.19m
clear
clear
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>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
6
5
4
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
8
7
8
8
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