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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.1°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 6PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | |
2133 | 2164 | 1950 | 1847 | 1670 | 1504 | 1265 | 1079 | 957 | 538 | 857 | 743 | 599 | 669 | 916 | 1207 | 2433 | 4253 | 5338 | 7027 | 7175 | 6791 | 4995 | 8914 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.10m | 8:10AM1.02m | 9:11PM1.11m | 9:40AM1.03m | 10:24PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.51m | 2:00AM0.63m | 2:23PM0.55m | 3:35AM0.61m | 3:48PM0.55m | 4:55AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
 kJ | 2133 | 2164 | 1950 | 1847 | 1670 | 1504 | 1265 | 1079 | 957 | 538 | 857 | 743 | 599 | 517 | 623 | 723 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6791 | 4995 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 162 | 129 | 101 | 99 | 74 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 459 | 21 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SSE 13 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 21 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 32 | 34 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | NW 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 60 | 278 | 669 | 916 | 1207 | 2433 | 4253 | 5338 | 7027 | 7175 | — | 932 | 8914 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 142 | 192 | 469 | 184 | 230 | 31 | 127 | 857 | 525 | 1060 | 836 | 525 | 525 | 447 | 431 | 431 |
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