Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

14.6° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	2	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	!	!	1	2	!	3	3	!	4	3	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2045	1912	1736	1365	1387	3020	2697	2491	2416	2350	3555	3305	2032	2002	3170	1352	2265	3092	2053	2472	2434	2138	2013	1390
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:03AM1.12m				9:27PM1.30m				10:22AM1.12m				10:43PM1.31m					11:41AM1.17m				11:57PM1.35m
Low Tide	2:49AM0.40m				2:53PM0.47m				4:03AM0.39m				4:13PM0.50m					5:22AM0.35m				5:38PM0.46m


	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50
	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	13	12	13	12	12	10	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	8	7	9	9	10	10	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2045	1912	1736	1365	1387	3020	2697	2491	2416	2350	3555	2820	2032	2002	2067	1352	2265	3092	2053	2472	2434	2138	2013	1390
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	—	—	S 14	S 13	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	—	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	S 8
kJ	418	534	694	1318	1256	—	—	14	14	108	—	—	—	—	—	815	—	17	36	55	116	148	181	228
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 12
kJ	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	175
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	—	SSW 14	S 7	S 7	SSW 13	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	S 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	17	90	198	309	248	—	3305	384	424	3170	311	270	276	235	—	—	—	310	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	28	0	0	29	28	28	84	28	28	29	29	29	413	29	29	29	29	29	0	18	18	28	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven		Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Strandfontein
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	8

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