Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
3.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
13
2
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
15
0.9
SW
11
0.7
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1247
1319
722
543
361
678
379
203
153
130
146
191
178
189
309
304
295
330
521
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
S
10
E
5
NE
5
SW
10
SE
5
SE
20
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:05AM1.34m
1:34PM1.45m
1:52AM1.45m
2:14PM1.59m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.34m
7:22AM0.23m
7:50PM0.20m
8:04AM0.12m
8:31PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:34
6:35
6:36
 mm
Temp °C
22
18
21
21
18
18
23
23
19
21
23
18
16
16
19
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
21
16
20
21
18
17
23
20
16
18
21
15
14
14
17
13
12
13
11
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