Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 04 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
17.7° 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 4AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (05 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
!
!
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)101313131212121212111112111011111111101010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75315651846161915181315112910078978826506605865903894234235385417301288236931043368
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
40
S
45
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.55
4:19AM
1.67
4:36PM
1.51
4:48AM
1.61
5:05PM
1.44
5:16AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:09PM
0.05
10:35AM
0.05
10:38PM
0.10
11:03AM
0.11
11:06PM
0.18
11:30AM
0.19
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:39-------6:41--
Sunset7:20-------7:19-------7:17-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919181819202020191818171718202120191717161716
Feels °C (?)17192018181918181919191816151517192017119997
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