Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C

2.5°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
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)
4
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4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1759
3891
4234
4417
4474
4128
3510
2822
2296
1977
1712
1735
1733
1693
1776
1756
1632
1607
1819
2406
3539
3646
4181
12149
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:39AM1.23m
1:22PM1.18m
1:25AM1.27m
2:02PM1.24m
2:06AM1.31m
2:39PM1.29m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.37m
7:26PM0.47m
7:53AM0.32m
8:07PM0.42m
8:30AM0.28m
8:45PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
18
18
20
21
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
14
14
14
16
15
18
20
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
9
9
7
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
13
5
SW
16
Energy kJ
1759
3891
4234
4417
4474
4128
3510
2822
2296
1977
1712
1735
1733
1693
1776
1756
1632
1607
1819
2406
3539
3646
4181
12149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
0.9
SSE
8
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.4
SW
19
2
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
Energy kJ
899
102
11
11
46
45
111
298
216
497
713
1431
2354
3683
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
9
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
158
160
412
246
457
590
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
5
10
24
52
115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
6
4
Distance (km)
0
17
17
29
29
29
18
0
97
47
17
17
127
127
97
69
82
200
290
290
448
447
414
663
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
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