Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

14.1° C

Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (23 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	1	1	1	4	5	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	718	718	718	1052	746	835	2208	7981	8217	7912	6296	4968	4310	3889	3570	3020	2693	2126	1862	1094	1052	1738	1710	1682
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	NNW	SSW	E	E	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:49AM1.00m					11:06PM1.09m				12:10PM1.03m				00:19AM1.12m				1:09PM1.11m
Low Tide		4:35AM0.55m				4:51PM0.64m					5:57AM0.53m				6:17PM0.61m				6:58AM0.47m				7:16PM0.54m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	14	15	19	19	20	19
Feels °C	9	8	9	7	8	13	14	11	11	9	10	12	11	10	8	8	8	8	10	11	17	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	718	718	718	1052	746	835	1369	7981	8217	7912	6296	4968	4310	3889	3570	3020	2693	2126	1862	1094	1052	1738	1710	1682
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	—	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 18	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—
kJ	339	298	221	—	466	366	2208	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	805	757	835	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 22	NW 5	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	73	35	249	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	29	63	61	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	49	53	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baboon Point West Coast	Baboon Point West Coast	Guyztus Point West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	Derde Steen Cape Town	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	8	6	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	82	82	84	135	102	0	0	30	29	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	0	17	18	28	28
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Strandfontein	Strandfontein		Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Heaven	Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		4	5	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Hell West Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Arawhata New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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