Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

14.2° C

Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	!	3	3	!	!	!	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3463	3116	3115	1972	3170	2209	2231	2983	2860	2641	2366	2293	2129	1899	1788	1743	1607	1392	1347	944	966	927	851	821
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:22AM1.12m				10:43PM1.31m					11:41AM1.17m				11:57PM1.35m				12:49PM1.27m				1:03AM1.43m
Low Tide			4:13PM0.50m					5:22AM0.35m				5:38PM0.46m				6:33AM0.26m				6:52PM0.37m				7:34AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	5:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	15	16	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	10	9	9	10	12	12	13	13	12	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	3463	3116	2310	1972	2176	2209	2231	2983	2860	2641	2366	2293	2129	1899	1788	1743	1607	1392	1347	944	966	927	851	821
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	—	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	17	36	55	80	148	138	175	163	155	152	196	225	225	217	199	192	149
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 14	W 11	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	163	155	33	196	13	178	72	37	42	41
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSW 13	S 7	SSW 13	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	3115	327	3170	278	260	250	298	—	—	401	359	—	—	—	—	—	—	181	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Hell West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	29	29	28	29	28	0	0	0	0	0	18	28	28	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Silwerstroom	Hell	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Yzerfontein	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Doring Bay	Hell	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Hell	Jacobs Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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