Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
3.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
4
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
9
4
S
9
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1152
813
2470
2777
2530
2912
3083
2572
1879
1487
1985
2030
1487
987
777
664
619
668
755
838
919
Wind (km/h)
5
S
25
S
60
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:13PM1.29m
8:00AM1.10m
8:34PM1.16m
9:48AM1.05m
10:29PM1.13m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.41m
1:39AM0.42m
1:57PM0.53m
3:14AM0.51m
3:59PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
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
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:32
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
15
18
18
15
13
12
11
12
17
18
21
20
17
Feels °C
14
10
2
6
5
4
4
5
6
9
10
8
6
5
5
7
13
12
16
15
12
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