Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	15s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	14s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	4	3	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	8533	8216	6296	5161	4692	4062	3397	3020	2693	2248	2381	1269	1052	1617	1710	1682	1655	1610	1374	1167	1193	1007	741	660
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SSW	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:06PM1.09m				12:10PM1.03m				00:19AM1.12m				1:09PM1.11m				1:13AM1.19m				1:52PM1.20m
Low Tide			5:57AM0.53m				6:17PM0.61m				6:58AM0.47m				7:16PM0.54m				7:43AM0.39m				7:59PM0.46m


	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	18	18	18	19	18	19	20	21	22	18	15	14
Feels °C	11	11	9	12	11	9	8	8	8	8	9	11	14	14	14	15	14	15	16	17	19	13	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	8533	8216	6296	5161	4692	4062	3397	3020	2693	2248	2381	1269	1052	1617	1710	1682	1655	1610	1374	1167	1193	1007	741	660
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 13	SSW 13	WSW 13	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	721	757	835	25	—	—	—	—	102	326	275	367	471	352
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 10	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	35	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	—	S 5	—	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	36	49	34	—	16	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	5	22	110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin 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	Stompneus West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	0	29	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	31	28	84
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Hell	Hell	Hell	Hell	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Strandfontein	Pastures	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Pastures	Stompneus	Strandfontein	The Point (Elands Bay)
Rating (10 max)	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Umzumbe Durban/KZN South	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	6	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)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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