Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

1.5°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
331
322
221
253
218
218
281
988
1138
1175
1226
1045
1008
657
748
868
1173
1191
1100
1249
1645
1847
2108
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM1.26m
6:44PM1.39m
7:01AM1.21m
7:28PM1.36m
7:55AM1.16m
8:21PM1.32m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.35m
12:19PM0.30m
00:58AM0.37m
12:59PM0.36m
1:48AM0.39m
1:49PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
267
234
190
151
253
218
218
280
988
1138
1175
1226
1045
1008
657
748
868
1173
1191
1100
1249
1645
1847
2108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.5
SW
20
Energy kJ
350
331
322
221
208
202
181
281
49
75
46
67
295
345
603
555
466
344
289
240
189
37
21
192
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
9
48
69
94
6
6
32
50
1
1
1
11
22
19
73
113
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
28
18
18
18
0
0
0
18
29
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
9
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