Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
2.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
15
0.9
SW
11
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
130
146
191
178
189
309
304
295
330
449
617
765
1194
2215
2181
1778
1622
1597
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:52AM1.45m
2:14PM1.59m
2:33AM1.53m
2:51PM1.68m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.20m
8:04AM0.12m
8:31PM0.08m
8:41AM0.05m
9:08PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:36
6:36
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
23
19
17
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
18
21
16
15
15
15
14
11
11
12
13
11
12
12
11
9
8
9
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