Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2171
1998
1759
1591
1367
1247
1144
1144
1083
1182
1182
1094
981
966
878
746
746
746
690
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
10
NE
10
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:01PM1.38m
3:06AM1.39m
3:33PM1.45m
3:38AM1.43m
4:03PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.31m
9:22AM0.18m
9:41PM0.25m
9:50AM0.14m
10:11PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
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