Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.8° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1918
1977
1850
1487
1370
1186
958
1077
890
811
534
517
419
418
430
438
522
522
513
504
495
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:07PM1.33m
2:13AM1.35m
2:36PM1.44m
2:44AM1.43m
3:04PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.34m
8:27AM0.22m
8:46PM0.24m
8:54AM0.14m
9:15PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:27
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
18
19
16
15
15
16
20
20
19
21
21
18
19
18
18
18
16
16
16
Feels °C
8
11
13
15
12
12
12
14
19
17
17
19
19
16
16
15
16
15
13
14
13
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