Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jun)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (28 Jun)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1541
1475
2039
2756
4366
3585
4260
4547
9086
7657
6969
6359
6029
5446
4595
4041
3718
3409
3018
2497
2148
1897
1665
1468
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
0
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:06AM1.31m
2:39PM1.29m
2:44AM1.34m
3:15PM1.34m
3:20AM1.37m
3:50PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.28m
8:45PM0.37m
9:05AM0.24m
9:21PM0.34m
9:38AM0.21m
9:55PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
4
3
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
7
7
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
10
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
1541
1475
2039
2756
4366
3585
4260
3074
9086
7657
6969
6359
6029
5446
4595
4041
3718
3409
3018
2497
2148
1897
1665
1468
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
SW
19
1.9
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
3
SW
16
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
1
S
10
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
298
216
448
553
1254
2167
3134
4547
17
10
190
113
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
SW
21
0.8
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
14
159
526
246
457
590
457
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NW
7
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
13
11
38
92
267
101
125
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
200
290
358
448
138
139
31
31
31
31
29
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
29
18
18
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
7
5
9
5
7
5
6
7
6
5
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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