Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
494
428
361
769
673
663
710
514
772
610
419
694
583
544
384
414
293
326
249
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
5
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:34PM1.53m
5:49AM1.36m
6:09PM1.49m
6:29AM1.29m
6:49PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.22m
11:49AM0.22m
00:24AM0.26m
12:26PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
23
21
20
19
19
18
16
17
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
21
17
16
16
17
17
13
15
15
15
15
13
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