Jacobs Bay Surf Forecast

/ West Coast (19 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.97° S 17.89° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 19 Nov 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 13.6° C
(Which is 3.8°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 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (19 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s
Evening (19 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

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		Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	!	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	S
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	13	13	13	7	8	16	16	15	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	846	590	444	374	374	480	820	1046	1303	1438	2140	2359	2421	2341	2278	2278	2783	2597	2216	1968	1632	1380	1155	1437
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			2:31AM 1.38				2:34PM 1.46				3:01AM 1.40				3:05PM 1.45				3:31AM 1.40				3:36PM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)	8:24PM 0.17				8:32AM 0.29				8:53PM 0.15				9:03AM 0.27				9:22PM 0.16				9:34AM 0.28

		Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:35	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:31	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	15	16	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	16	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	17	21	20	19	17
Feels °C (?)	7	10	10	12	15	12	10	9	10	10	9	10	12	11	10	9	9	10	12	13	17	15	12	11

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