Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
3
S
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1126
948
836
822
734
671
604
614
728
964
2120
2199
1999
1836
1712
1428
1272
1093
1034
985
979
1159
1110
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SE
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
on
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15AM1.45m
2:28PM1.59m
2:46AM1.52m
2:58PM1.66m
3:18AM1.56m
3:29PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.15m
8:44PM0.08m
8:49AM0.09m
9:14PM0.01m
9:19AM0.06m
9:45PM-0.02m
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6:31
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5
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18
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
18
19
17
18
16
16
15
16
16
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15
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
14
16
15
17
19
16
17
13
14
13
15
15
12
10
8
8
8
6
7
7
6
5
7
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