Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 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 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun 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).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
SW
8
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
1.5
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
262
483
517
450
2152
2688
3096
2826
1400
971
851
802
736
798
768
865
848
1026
1107
533
988
997
800
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
High Tide
12:11PM1.18m
00:29AM1.36m
1:00PM1.27m
1:10AM1.44m
1:38PM1.34m
1:45AM1.49m
Low Tide
6:17PM0.40m
6:57AM0.29m
7:02PM0.34m
7:35AM0.21m
7:40PM0.28m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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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6:14
6:13
6:12
6:10
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
10
11
12
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
9
10
9
8
10
9
8
10
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
0.9
SW
9
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.4
W
8
0.8
WSW
14
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.1
SW
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
2
S
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.5
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
Energy kJ
242
110
75
100
270
232
2688
3096
2826
1400
971
786
802
736
798
768
865
260
167
246
533
988
997
800
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
N
4
0.2
S
15
0.8
SSW
10
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.4
S
12
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
10
Energy kJ
56
76
3
17
121
6
3
6
5
890
802
851
690
505
420
399
270
14
36
46
217
213
160
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.4
N
4
0.2
S
15
0.1
NW
12
0.6
SW
14
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
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
6
5
18
6
149
5
5
11
11
11
9
9
35
34
39
46
26
40
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
1.4
WSW
8
2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.9
SW
8
3.5
SW
10
2
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.2
S
11
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
Energy kJ
15
262
483
517
450
2152
848
1026
1107
209
182
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
138
413
413
31
980
29
29
29
29
1579
99
28
28
28
28
28
82
28
28
99
28
28
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
7
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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