Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

14.2° C

Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	!	2	!	!	!	3	!	!	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	3024	1972	2983	3028	3170	2231	2682	2641	2366	2293	2129	1899	1930	1743	1151	1518	1347	944	1060	927	944	821	711	606
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			10:43PM1.31m					11:41AM1.17m				11:57PM1.35m				12:49PM1.27m				1:03AM1.43m				1:47PM1.38m
Low Tide	4:13PM0.50m					5:22AM0.35m				5:38PM0.46m				6:33AM0.26m				6:52PM0.37m				7:34AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—
	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	17
Feels °C	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11
kJ	3024	1972	2983	3028	3170	2231	2682	2641	2366	2293	2129	1899	1930	1743	1151	1518	1347	944	1060	927	944	821	711	606
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 16	SW 12	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	S 8	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	5	706	17	36	55	80	148	138	136	163	155	187	196	225	225	217	199	192	149	146	146
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	125	155	152	196	13	178	72	37	42	41	41	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 7	S 7	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	247	316	—	258	235	—	—	—	—	391	—	—	—	—	—	181	181	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	29	29	29	29	30	29	29	28	29	28	0	0	0	0	0	17	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	17
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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