Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • 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 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
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 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
4
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4
4
4
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
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
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
960
748
748
448
1901
1968
6689
7884
8882
9126
8675
9012
8321
7873
6186
5363
4431
3355
2740
2318
1982
1767
1321
1759
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
W
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
WNW
10
WSW
0
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:34AM1.07m
10:49PM1.22m
11:40AM1.09m
11:47PM1.22m
12:36PM1.13m
00:39AM1.23m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.45m
4:30PM0.55m
5:32AM0.44m
5:39PM0.55m
6:27AM0.41m
6:37PM0.52m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
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
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
16
19
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
9
9
11
13
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
12
14
18
15
17
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
3
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
4
SW
17
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
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
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
960
748
748
448
1901
1968
6689
7884
8882
9126
8675
9012
8321
7873
6186
5363
4431
3355
2740
2318
1982
1767
1321
1392
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
1.1
W
6
0.9
SW
14
0.5
SW
21
1.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
19
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
S
7
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
1.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
169
98
336
220
863
2585
659
178
96
255
795
1759
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.2
WSW
22
0.1
S
21
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
WSW
12
Energy kJ
85
314
47
9
360
245
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
1.2
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
S
7
Energy kJ
46
113
147
181
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
4
5
8
9
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
192
290
290
290
138
139
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
0
29
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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