Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

14.4° 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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 Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	3	!	!	!	!	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10
Wave Graph
kJ	2983	2231	2682	2641	2532	2394	2129	1899	1333	1221	1047	1392	1347	944	961	927	851	737	634	606	516	426	356	296
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	WSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:41AM1.17m				11:57PM1.35m				12:49PM1.27m				1:03AM1.43m				1:47PM1.38m
Low Tide		5:22AM0.35m				5:38PM0.46m				6:33AM0.26m				6:52PM0.37m				7:34AM0.17m				7:53PM0.26m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	9	9	8	11	10	10	11	10	9	9	10	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	15	15	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10
kJ	2983	2231	2682	2641	2532	2394	2129	1899	1333	1221	1047	1392	1347	944	961	927	851	737	634	606	516	426	356	296
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	S 8	S 8	S 8	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	706	17	36	55	80	148	138	136	213	230	201	196	225	225	217	199	192	149	146	146	141	98	94	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	166	155	152	196	13	178	72	37	26	41	41	40	38	34	33	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	194	—	—	—	—	341	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	30	29	28	18	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	18	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	18	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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