Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.4° C

1.3°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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
W
8
1.7
SW
9
1.4
SW
13
1.9
WSW
10
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.6
WSW
9
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2002
1543
1359
1622
1320
1177
977
1013
527
527
558
500
499
594
683
634
478
324
398
298
241
258
220
228
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:24PM1.40m
4:29AM1.37m
4:58PM1.42m
5:03AM1.34m
5:31PM1.42m
5:38AM1.31m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.31m
10:41AM0.20m
11:04PM0.32m
11:12AM0.22m
11:39PM0.33m
11:44AM0.25m
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.6
WSW
8
1.9
W
8
1.7
SW
9
1.5
W
9
1.9
WSW
10
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.6
WSW
9
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
9
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
2002
1543
1359
1622
1320
1177
977
1013
527
527
295
500
499
355
683
634
478
324
398
298
241
258
220
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1
SSW
6
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
10
0.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.4
WSW
11
1.2
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
W
9
0.4
S
10
1.1
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
816
64
25
20
42
42
40
101
558
253
140
594
40
249
144
189
29
153
84
105
105
208
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
WSW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
S
10
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
5
18
18
134
75
85
176
106
70
25
13
13
29
89
111
108
132
165
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
W
5
0.7
NW
4
1.4
W
6
0.8
NNW
4
1.8
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
41
62
47
16
141
24
337
208
15
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
29
29
28
28
29
31
142
413
363
97
82
82
82
82
82
290
31
31
30
17
17
17
82
105
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
8
6
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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