Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.8° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 6AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
11
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.6
SW
16
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
927
927
807
694
606
516
377
363
296
290
240
143
111
109
107
177
216
188
184
164
158
154
151
137
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
0
NW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ESE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:03AM1.43m
1:47PM1.38m
2:02AM1.51m
2:39PM1.49m
2:54AM1.56m
3:27PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.17m
7:53PM0.26m
8:26AM0.08m
8:48PM0.16m
9:13AM0.02m
9:38PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
14
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