Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2494
2076
1863
1575
1209
1088
1070
930
787
716
647
541
425
416
377
269
159
304
374
666
546
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:55PM1.65m
5:13AM1.50m
5:38PM1.61m
5:56AM1.41m
6:19PM1.54m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.02m
11:10PM0.09m
11:20AM0.08m
11:55PM0.15m
12:00PM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
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