Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 23s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
11
1.2
WSW
22
1.4
WSW
21
1.5
WSW
20
1.7
WSW
20
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
WSW
18
1.9
SW
17
2
WSW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.5
SW
19
1.9
SW
16
2.3
SW
17
2.2
WSW
17
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1635
1175
1010
939
1302
1717
1809
2065
2134
2019
2138
2162
2215
1916
1660
1694
3146
2964
2599
2178
2257
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
25
N
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM1.53m
2:47AM1.55m
3:13PM1.64m
3:30AM1.59m
3:52PM1.70m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.10m
8:43PM0.13m
9:01AM0.03m
9:27PM0.05m
9:39AM-0.01m
10:07PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
17
19
18
17
15
14
14
17
22
24
21
23
22
21
20
21
23
21
19
18
Feels °C
8
12
13
10
8
6
7
9
12
17
19
15
16
15
14
12
13
17
17
15
14
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