Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
253
218
218
281
988
1138
1175
1226
1247
1008
661
786
882
1173
1191
1100
1269
1791
2032
2108
2076
2045
1819
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
E
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:44PM1.39m
7:01AM1.21m
7:28PM1.36m
7:55AM1.16m
8:21PM1.32m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.30m
00:58AM0.37m
12:59PM0.36m
1:48AM0.39m
1:49PM0.42m
2:49AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
14
15
16
17
15
16
15
14
14
17
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
8
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
9
1.9
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
151
253
218
218
266
988
1138
1175
1226
1247
1008
640
786
882
1173
1191
1100
1269
1791
2032
2108
2076
2045
1819
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.1
S
8
0.4
SW
16
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
221
208
202
181
281
50
75
1
67
295
345
661
555
466
344
289
240
189
37
113
192
241
423
534
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
94
6
6
32
50
1
1
11
22
19
73
157
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
17
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
28
18
0
18
0
0
0
28
29
0
28
18
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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