Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.2°C
2.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
0.9
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
874
763
603
447
309
623
936
1616
1812
1918
1977
1850
1411
1444
1186
1014
1077
951
689
647
554
451
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:35PM1.21m
1:40AM1.25m
2:07PM1.33m
2:13AM1.35m
2:36PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.41m
7:45PM0.45m
7:59AM0.31m
8:17PM0.34m
8:27AM0.22m
8:46PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
19
20
21
22
21
Feels °C
7
8
10
10
8
8
7
7
8
8
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
18
18
18
20
21
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