Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.5° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (11 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.9
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1229
1150
1031
944
944
928
990
908
752
791
846
870
769
832
880
970
916
849
725
725
684
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:27PM1.63m
3:49AM1.51m
3:57PM1.57m
4:19AM1.45m
4:27PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.11m
9:44PM0.04m
9:51AM0.15m
10:12PM0.10m
10:21AM0.21m
10:41PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
9
10
10
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