Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

14.6° C

Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (09 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9								Friday 10								Saturday 11
	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)	2	!	!	3	!	!	2	3	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	2491	3766	3456	2521	3305	3115	1972	2036	3416	3365	3092	2860	2641	2532	2454	2129	1981	1788	1652	1430	1407	1211	1102	821
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	S	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				10:22AM1.12m				10:43PM1.31m					11:41AM1.17m				11:57PM1.35m				12:49PM1.27m
Low Tide		4:03AM0.39m				4:13PM0.50m					5:22AM0.35m				5:38PM0.46m				6:33AM0.26m				6:52PM0.37m


	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	15	16	15	16
Feels °C	8	7	7	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	11	12	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	S 13	SSW 10	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	2491	14	147	2521	2820	2310	1972	2036	1407	3365	3092	2860	2641	2532	2454	2129	1981	1788	1652	1430	1407	1211	1102	821
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 13	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	SW 12	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12
kJ	14	14	67	—	—	—	—	—	824	706	17	36	55	116	148	181	175	163	155	152	196	225	225	217
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 11	—	W 14	W 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	175	163	—	33	196	13	12	120
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 7	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 7	S 7	SSW 13	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	170	3766	3456	233	3305	3115	318	295	3416	259	225	225	297	324	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Milnerton Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	112	176	29	28	29	29	29	413	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	28
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast			Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven		Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Silwerstroom	Stompneus	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Yzerfontein
Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4		4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	The Hoek Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7

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