Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (08 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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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3
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4749
4883
4563
4132
3140
2719
2376
2775
4308
4804
4760
4213
3662
2859
2548
2538
3826
3672
3352
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
35
S
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24PM1.21m
11:32AM1.12m
11:55PM1.26m
12:48PM1.25m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.55m
5:09AM0.43m
5:37PM0.51m
6:32AM0.33m
6:57PM0.39m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
13
13
8
8
6
7
5
2
3
3
2
4
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