Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 27 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2475
3415
3478
2010
1460
1046
927
818
736
980
980
848
816
917
1029
1128
476
880
773
686
651
555
606
709
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:29AM1.36m
1:00PM1.27m
1:10AM1.44m
1:38PM1.34m
1:45AM1.49m
2:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.29m
7:02PM0.34m
7:35AM0.21m
7:40PM0.28m
8:08AM0.15m
8:13PM0.25m
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:18
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6:13
6:12
6:10
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
8
8
9
10
9
9
11
10
10
9
11
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
4
SW
11
3
SW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
11
2
S
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.5
S
10
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1
SW
9
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
232
3478
2010
1460
1046
802
818
736
703
798
848
265
222
226
217
476
880
773
686
651
170
260
418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
9
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
6
6
937
1185
802
927
677
505
420
362
265
14
36
46
46
245
200
213
160
177
212
99
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
11
11
9
9
35
34
39
26
69
38
76
128
160
249
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
4
SW
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.8
S
10
Energy kJ
2475
3415
980
980
816
917
1029
1128
126
555
606
709
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
1079
1239
29
29
29
106
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
99
28
28
28
0
0
18
29
28
28
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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