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7:26 am 27 Nov 2005

Jacobs Bay ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Jacobs Bay Surf Forecast / South Africa

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 19 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012

Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 3.0
SSW
3.0
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.0
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
1.8
SSW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
Period (s) (?) 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10 13 13 13 12 12 14 14
Surfscale
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Max-energy 2955 2545 2104 1355 1100 1763 876 1452 1400 1397 694 525 604 1108 864 666 1289 1633
Wind
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30
SSE 25
SSE 40
S 35
SSE 30
SSE 45
S 25
SSE 15
SSE 30
S 15
SSE 5
NW 15
SW 15
SSW 15
SSW 35
S 30
S 20
S 35
SSW
Wind State (?) cross cross cross cross cross cross cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Jacobs Bay blow from the E
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is 17.6 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 19.5 max: 21.2 min: 18.2 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night) Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning) Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Mostly dry Warm air temperatures (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night) Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night)
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Summary clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C 18 19 20 18 20 22 20 22 24 22 25 25 21 19 21 19 19 20
Low °C 17 17 19 17 18 22 19 19 24 22 22 23 19 19 20 17 18 19
Chill °C (?) 17 18 20 17 20 22 19 22 24 22 25 25 21 19 21 18 19 20
Sunrise - 6:24 - - 6:26 - - 6:26 - - 6:26 - - 6:28 - - 6:28 -
Sunset - - 19:38 - - 19:37 - - 19:37 - - 19:36 - - 19:35 - - 19:34
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Jacobs Bay is 8 km (5 miles) from the city of Saldanha. If you plan a holiday in Western Cape, look for hotels and other accommodation in Saldanha. Saldanha has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.