Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
1
2
1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1764
2421
2422
2612
2883
3872
4369
4169
3785
3365
3344
3592
3739
3858
3936
4066
3949
4431
4749
4883
4627
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
N
15
NNW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:40PM1.33m
8:22AM1.11m
8:50PM1.25m
9:53AM1.07m
10:24PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.39m
2:07AM0.39m
2:14PM0.49m
3:28AM0.45m
3:49PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
9
10
11
9
8
11
10
9
10
6
5
7
6
7
8
10
13
9
9
9
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