Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C

2.5°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
5
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4417
4474
4128
3463
3004
2457
1977
1712
1735
1733
1693
1776
1756
1521
1583
1912
2563
2971
4404
11856
12831
11270
9643
8682
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
5
E
15
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:22PM1.18m
1:25AM1.27m
2:02PM1.24m
2:06AM1.31m
2:39PM1.29m
2:44AM1.34m
Low Tide
7:26PM0.47m
7:53AM0.32m
8:07PM0.42m
8:30AM0.28m
8:45PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:51
 mm
5
3
Temp °C
15
18
19
19
20
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
15
15
16
19
14
16
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
9
7
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
1.9
SW
17
5
SW
16
5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
4417
4474
4128
3463
3004
2457
1977
1712
1735
1733
1693
1776
1756
1521
1583
1912
2563
2971
2167
11856
12831
11270
9643
8682
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.4
SW
19
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
0.5
N
6
Energy kJ
11
11
46
45
111
298
216
448
553
1401
457
590
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.8
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
Energy kJ
77
159
531
246
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
5
13
31
51
185
4404
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
6
8
7
Distance (km)
29
29
29
29
0
31
0
0
17
138
127
69
69
142
290
290
290
448
488
524
31
31
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
8
7
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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