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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141413131313121212121214151516161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)782775356721586351104179364231532783265031833648355239626256955810238103691009293628331709054334399
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.46
5:38AM
1.47
6:12PM
1.35
6:33AM
1.31
7:16PM
1.24
7:46AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
0.06
11:25PM
0.21
11:56AM
0.20
12:18AM
0.34
12:52PM
0.34
1:29AM
0.46
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15
Sunset--6:21-------6:20-------6:17-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161616161617171717171716151516171717161616
Feels °C (?)11111213131313131313131212121010911121112121212
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