Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
665
1582
2187
2451
2532
2318
1969
1799
1544
1404
1313
1357
1107
1031
795
802
918
1193
1009
999
7124
9918
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
5
E
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
0
NE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
8:18AM1.09m
8:38PM1.21m
9:25AM1.02m
9:45PM1.12m
10:49AM1.00m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.43m
2:11PM0.52m
3:15AM0.51m
3:17PM0.61m
4:35AM0.55m
4:51PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
7
11
14
14
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