Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
2.3° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1863
1575
1209
1088
1070
930
787
716
703
541
425
416
377
269
207
404
369
666
666
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:55PM1.65m
5:13AM1.50m
5:38PM1.61m
5:56AM1.41m
6:19PM1.54m
Low Tide
11:10PM0.09m
11:20AM0.08m
11:55PM0.15m
12:00PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
15
15
16
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