Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
11.7°C
3.9° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1611
1571
1323
1343
1325
1480
1514
1285
1339
1319
722
440
425
678
379
203
218
130
146
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
10
E
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
10
WSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
W
5
NE
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:03AM1.22m
12:45PM1.29m
1:05AM1.34m
1:34PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.50m
6:31AM0.36m
7:01PM0.34m
7:22AM0.23m
7:50PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:34
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
23
23
20
19
22
24
22
23
22
22
19
20
21
24
21
19
20
Feels °C
17
18
20
20
18
18
22
22
19
21
20
21
19
19
19
23
17
16
17
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