Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
2.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 6AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
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0
!
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
351
344
284
352
640
678
452
577
577
663
904
1130
1247
2103
965
950
2574
2570
2536
2294
1323
1144
980
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
20
S
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:14AM1.49m
3:32PM1.61m
3:45AM1.52m
4:01PM1.64m
4:16AM1.52m
4:31PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:21AM0.09m
9:44PM0.10m
9:49AM0.07m
10:14PM0.07m
10:18AM0.08m
10:45PM0.08m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
16
17
15
16
14
14
15
15
16
18
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
13
13
15
14
11
13
9
10
11
11
11
13
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
5
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