Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.9° C

2.0°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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
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4
4
4
3
5
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1820
1968
6689
7884
8882
9012
8675
8749
8321
7617
6186
5363
4431
3518
2887
2318
1892
1550
1223
1759
4288
4405
4587
4474
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
SW
0
E
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
E
15
SE
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:49PM1.22m
11:40AM1.09m
11:47PM1.22m
12:36PM1.13m
00:39AM1.23m
1:22PM1.18m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.55m
5:32AM0.44m
5:39PM0.55m
6:27AM0.41m
6:37PM0.52m
7:13AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
19
Feels °C
11
13
11
10
10
11
13
13
10
12
11
10
11
12
14
16
15
16
14
14
12
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Energy kJ
1820
1968
6689
7884
8882
9012
8675
8749
8321
7617
6186
5363
4431
3518
2887
2318
1892
1550
1223
1293
4288
4405
4587
4474
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
21
1.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
19
1.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
22
0.3
SW
20
0.7
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
220
863
2585
581
9
60
291
988
1759
673
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
SSE
8
Energy kJ
9
493
245
78
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
Energy kJ
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
6
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
Distance (km)
138
97
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
101
28
0
17
0
17
29
30
29
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Rating
(10 max)
3
5
8
9
9
9
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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