Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
12.4°C
3.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
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3
3
3
3
2
4
2
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
5
SSW
11
4
S
10
4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3133
3753
3963
4007
4067
3688
3488
3133
2837
2528
2241
1945
1674
1398
1189
1817
5281
3398
2681
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
10
ENE
25
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
45
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM1.53m
6:03AM1.33m
6:20PM1.42m
6:51AM1.21m
7:13PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.19m
12:00PM0.29m
00:39AM0.30m
12:47PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
9
9
10
10
9
11
10
12
13
14
13
9
10
13
9
7
4
5
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