Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C

1.9°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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1150
1428
1408
1387
1347
1327
1288
1249
1249
1094
1094
1060
1095
1059
1223
819
748
448
1427
1673
6833
8227
9633
9738
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NW
10
W
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
5
W
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM1.15m
8:45PM1.32m
9:23AM1.09m
9:46PM1.26m
10:34AM1.07m
10:49PM1.22m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.43m
3:21AM0.43m
3:19PM0.51m
4:29AM0.45m
4:30PM0.55m
5:32AM0.44m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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>
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
19
20
17
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
17
17
18
18
18
20
16
14
14
13
12
13
11
11
12
12
10
10
11
13
10
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
1150
1428
1408
1387
1347
1327
1288
1249
1249
1094
1094
1060
1095
1059
1223
819
748
448
1427
1673
6833
8227
9633
9738
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
SW
18
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
1.3
W
7
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
21
1.3
WSW
20
Energy kJ
20
4
4
13
49
51
51
169
171
336
365
1267
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.4
WSW
15
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
23
0.6
WSW
21
Energy kJ
15
85
11
51
305
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
1
W
6
1.3
W
7
Energy kJ
6
4
3
5
9
10
10
62
163
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
5
6
9
5
Distance (km)
17
31
29
0
0
0
69
97
97
127
138
69
142
142
138
138
290
363
127
97
29
29
30
31
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
6
9
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
5
6
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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