Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 13 Jul 2025 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
14.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

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Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111111141414131918171616161514141413131313141717161616161515141414141414141414131313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)26012310200817951629162917541544141012091080102111081124123116521652170519793076608364515783495942633271267123182424257031683724401551161042411707111331008497751029899228970820073276847642556845122466838943620306623812022191720711826224827823187
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
1.52
5:19AM
1.42
5:47PM
1.53
6:01AM
1.37
6:27PM
1.50
6:47AM
1.30
7:13PM
1.46
7:42AM
1.22
8:07PM
1.39
8:47AM
1.15
9:12PM
1.32
10:07AM
1.12
10:31PM
1.29
11:31AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
0.13
11:18PM
0.22
11:26AM
0.15
11:59PM
0.23
12:04PM
0.20
12:44AM
0.26
12:47PM
0.27
1:35AM
0.30
1:37PM
0.36
2:36AM
0.35
2:40PM
0.45
3:50AM
0.38
4:02PM
0.50
5:13AM
0.37
5:33PM
0.48
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:48-------7:47-------7:47----
Sunset--5:58-------5:58-------5:59-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------231--------------------------
Temp. °C141314131313121212131313131313131314141414131312131514141414141415151515151514141314141313121213141718161514141414141414
Feels °C (?)9910101111999101011111111121112131314121210111211121111101014121110121213121010999889101314111110111111101111
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