Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
1
2
1
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0
0
0
0
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3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
1.9
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
963
1446
1966
2555
3181
3344
3097
2525
2095
1580
1398
946
980
914
914
851
851
794
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:45PM1.08m
12:07PM1.24m
00:29AM1.20m
12:43PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.56m
5:55AM0.50m
6:33PM0.43m
6:34AM0.40m
7:06PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
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16
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15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
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15
15
13
12
12
12
12
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