Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.9° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
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0
3
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.8
NW
7
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
814
653
639
546
416
355
340
340
268
237
224
220
354
909
1284
3288
4061
3709
2702
1155
1387
1359
892
834
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
25
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
SSE
40
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:49AM1.47m
5:00PM1.54m
5:19AM1.37m
5:30PM1.41m
5:51AM1.26m
6:01PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.17m
11:15PM0.17m
11:19AM0.27m
11:44PM0.29m
11:49AM0.39m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:39
 mm
1
1
1
2
5
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
5
7
6
4
5
5
5
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