Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (23 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)7777812121515141414141313131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72479182965363519441517352037464254418131211614149313291487134213011098967904802789674
Wind
(km/h)
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
10
N
20
N
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
1.46
5:46AM
1.52
6:16PM
1.33
6:34AM
1.36
7:12PM
1.19
7:40AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.18
12:04PM
0.18
12:16AM
0.31
12:55PM
0.33
1:15AM
0.46
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:52-------6:54-------6:54--
Sunset6:57-------6:55-------6:54-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717171716212122222322202227232120181820192020
Feels °C (?)101011121313181718192021182227212021171720202119
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