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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
1935 | 1514 | 1429 | 1167 | 961 | 858 | 749 | 679 | 829 | 1261 | 1929 | 2064 | 1941 | 2005 | 1995 | 1844 | 1816 | 2021 | 1172 | 1637 | 1637 | 1665 | 1543 | 1401 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.43m | 3:48AM1.47m | 4:13PM1.40m | 4:19AM1.41m | 4:44PM1.34m | 4:51AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.12m | 9:44PM0.24m | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:46PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
1935 | 1514 | 1429 | 1167 | 961 | 858 | 749 | 596 | 520 | 1261 | 1929 | 2064 | 1941 | 2005 | 1995 | 1844 | 1816 | 2021 | 1172 | 1637 | 1637 | 1665 | 1543 | 1401 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
37 | 87 | 195 | 198 | 194 | 177 | 407 | 679 | 829 | 293 | 36 | 49 | 104 | 134 | 139 | 219 | 212 | 198 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 173 | 164 | 126 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | S 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 14 | W 13 | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 |
37 | 62 | 126 | 180 | 329 | 412 | 141 | 135 | 130 | 100 | 33 | 71 | 18 | 18 | 31 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 16 | 15 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
54 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 82 | 358 | 358 | 142 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 97 | 127 | 138 | 97 | 200 | 127 | 138 | 31 | 139 | 139 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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