Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
3.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 12AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
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2
3
2
2
0
0
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.4
SW
21
1.7
SW
20
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1507
1794
1271
899
839
580
539
654
585
799
1048
1600
2230
2476
2457
2042
1728
1571
1323
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
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-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:34PM1.16m
9:48AM1.05m
10:29PM1.13m
11:36AM1.14m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.51m
3:59PM0.59m
5:13AM0.48m
5:54PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:34
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
13
12
12
12
16
18
18
20
17
15
16
18
23
22
21
23
24
Feels °C
10
11
7
7
7
7
12
13
12
15
11
10
12
15
21
19
18
21
21
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