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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
16.0° 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 1AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
453 | 560 | 804 | 2279 | 3168 | 3227 | 2826 | 1398 | 1046 | 851 | 802 | 661 | 703 | 783 | 689 | 816 | 917 | 1035 | 1128 | 543 | 895 | 786 | 686 | 651 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | |
High Tide | 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 | 8:08AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
 kJ | 75 | 100 | 302 | 232 | 3168 | 3227 | 2826 | 1102 | 1046 | 802 | 802 | 661 | 703 | 783 | 689 | 265 | 222 | 256 | 279 | 543 | 895 | 786 | 686 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | S 15 | SW 14 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 147 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 1398 | 802 | 851 | 677 | 505 | 420 | 369 | 355 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 273 | 213 | 245 | 181 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NW 12 | S 14 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | — | 39 | 40 | 26 | 38 | 74 | 128 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 453 | 560 | 804 | 2279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 816 | 917 | 1035 | 1128 | 139 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 414 | 488 | 935 | 1079 | 1215 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 99 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
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