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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 SAST
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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
14.5° C
 (Which is 5.1°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 1PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
1
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
1
0
1
!
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
SW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
Period(s) (?)1212111111778888888813131212128888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21681776135872912926716369659476663964768041276959816791718635694100410351198784
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
45
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
1.47
3:51PM
1.46
4:17AM
1.52
4:24PM
1.47
4:49AM
1.55
4:57PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
0.24
10:04PM
0.11
10:24AM
0.21
10:33PM
0.10
10:57AM
0.19
11:03PM
0.11
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------6:00------
Sunset----7:59-------7:58-------7:58---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161718181818181817172322212021191919202120191818
Feels °C (?)111212121111111413132017161617151616171715141514
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