Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
958
1077
890
702
543
517
419
418
438
438
522
522
513
426
418
410
351
344
284
352
640
678
452
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
15
W
15
S
10
SE
5
E
5
SW
5
ESE
10
N
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:13AM1.35m
2:36PM1.44m
2:44AM1.43m
3:04PM1.54m
3:14AM1.49m
3:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.22m
8:46PM0.24m
8:54AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
9:21AM0.09m
9:44PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
22
21
21
23
24
22
19
21
19
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
17
21
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
20
17
18
21
22
20
18
18
17
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
15
18
12
12
12
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