Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
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2
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3
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3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.4
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1182
1269
1569
1847
2076
2076
2045
1912
1736
1365
1387
3373
2697
2341
2278
3663
3555
3305
2032
3170
1874
3092
3287
2084
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21PM1.32m
9:03AM1.12m
9:27PM1.30m
10:22AM1.12m
10:43PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.42m
2:49AM0.40m
2:53PM0.47m
4:03AM0.39m
4:13PM0.50m
5:22AM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1182
1269
1569
1847
2076
2076
2045
1912
1736
1365
1387
3373
2697
2341
2278
2474
3555
2233
2032
1874
1874
2084
2265
2084
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.4
W
11
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
235
233
175
37
192
241
418
534
694
1318
1256
15
14
5
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
22
19
73
113
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
4
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
6
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
1.9
S
7
3
SSW
13
1.9
S
7
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
1.8
S
7
Energy kJ
48
149
253
3663
3305
347
3170
337
3092
3287
302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
29
29
0
18
0
18
18
0
29
29
114
28
28
28
29
29
29
413
28
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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