Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.3°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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
2
4
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
218
281
988
1138
1175
1226
1247
1008
661
786
882
1191
1173
1100
1269
1491
1847
2076
2076
1972
1791
1764
1365
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:44PM1.39m
7:01AM1.21m
7:28PM1.36m
7:55AM1.16m
8:21PM1.32m
9:03AM1.12m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.37m
12:59PM0.36m
1:48AM0.39m
1:49PM0.42m
2:49AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
15
14
16
16
14
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.5
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
218
218
280
988
1138
1175
1226
1247
1008
565
786
882
1191
1173
1100
1269
1491
1847
2076
2076
1972
1791
1764
1365
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.1
S
8
0.4
SW
16
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
Energy kJ
202
181
281
50
75
1
67
295
345
661
555
478
344
289
240
189
185
37
192
241
418
534
702
1318
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
6
32
50
1
1
11
22
19
73
113
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
17
28
18
18
0
0
0
0
18
29
0
0
18
28
0
28
29
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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