Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)66119914151010141314141414141313131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108108134123115127209348341360345371459506534588767683732917100912819441050
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.56
2:38PM
1.48
2:49AM
1.62
3:09PM
1.51
3:18AM
1.63
3:39PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.18
8:36AM
0.10
8:42PM
0.13
9:07AM
0.05
9:12PM
0.11
9:35AM
0.04
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------7:00----
Sunset------6:45-------6:44-------6:43-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171718182120191818171717191919191920202125262525
Feels °C (?)151618182018171717161616181717171821212125242424
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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