Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1977
1712
1735
1733
1693
1776
1756
1521
1756
2173
2810
3514
3892
4022
10637
10012
8282
7558
6721
6381
6057
4814
4378
4041
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:02PM1.24m
2:06AM1.31m
2:39PM1.29m
2:44AM1.34m
3:15PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.32m
8:07PM0.42m
8:30AM0.28m
8:45PM0.37m
9:05AM0.24m
9:21PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
4
2
2
Temp °C
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
14
13
12
10
10
10
7
7
10
9
9
8
9
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
1977
1712
1735
1733
1693
1776
1756
1521
1756
2173
2810
3514
3892
4022
10637
10012
8282
7558
6721
6381
6057
4814
4378
4041
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.4
SW
19
1.9
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
11
11
46
45
111
298
216
448
553
1386
2167
3134
457
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
23
0.4
SW
21
0.8
SW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
20
159
526
326
457
590
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
1.2
WNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
Energy kJ
5
91
26
80
239
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
0
17
97
138
127
69
142
200
290
358
413
448
448
31
31
31
31
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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