Jacobs Bay Surf Break

Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
13.4° C

2.5°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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 2AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
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!
!
!
!
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4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1892
1462
1277
1759
3891
4004
4350
4474
4128
3463
2822
2457
1977
1712
1710
1733
1693
1776
1756
1521
1607
1819
2135
3047
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
5
NW
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:39AM1.23m
1:22PM1.18m
1:25AM1.27m
2:02PM1.24m
2:06AM1.31m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.52m
7:13AM0.37m
7:26PM0.47m
7:53AM0.32m
8:07PM0.42m
8:30AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:51
5:51
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
19
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
13
12
14
12
13
14
13
14
15
16
18
14
16
14
15
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1892
1462
1277
1759
3891
4004
4350
4474
4128
3463
2822
2457
1977
1712
1710
1733
1693
1776
1756
1521
1607
1819
2135
3047
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.8
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SW
12
0.8
SSE
8
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
WSW
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
18
1.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
60
346
988
899
79
11
11
46
90
111
298
216
448
975
1805
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
S
9
0.4
SW
21
0.7
WSW
18
Energy kJ
97
195
195
153
159
322
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.7
NW
6
Energy kJ
6
11
22
48
185
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
69
47
0
0
17
17
29
29
29
29
0
84
30
69
17
127
127
69
69
97
290
290
290
139
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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