Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121216161515141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64359358351951959349454267791711051441186217041680161012991162124712661266108612661137
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
5
SE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
0
WNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
5
W
15
NW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
1.06
7:06AM
1.04
8:15PM
0.98
8:47AM
0.96
10:20PM
1.00
10:49AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47AM
0.61
1:28PM
0.60
2:15AM
0.71
3:25PM
0.64
4:53AM
0.68
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-----7:05-------7:05-------7:05--
Sunset6:35-------6:34-------6:32-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C262425252323272824232222212123212019212018182019
Feels °C (?)242225252323262723242121202223201817221918182118
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