Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (04 May)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
!
!
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1849
1945
1793
1624
1624
1442
1426
1379
1496
1496
1496
1355
1224
1415
1706
2246
2128
1771
1344
1089
1277
1424
1238
663
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM1.41m
4:44PM1.34m
4:51AM1.33m
5:18PM1.27m
5:25AM1.25m
5:58PM1.20m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.22m
10:46PM0.34m
11:04AM0.29m
11:19PM0.42m
11:38AM0.37m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
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6:06
6:05
6:04
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
12
14
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
3
S
12
1.6
WSW
12
2.5
S
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1849
1945
1793
1624
1624
1442
1426
1379
1496
1496
1496
1355
1224
1415
1706
2246
689
1771
494
416
476
186
186
357
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
16
1.5
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1
WSW
11
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
134
184
229
212
198
195
192
186
135
128
126
123
121
1208
1124
831
264
583
377
372
214
276
261
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
NW
13
Energy kJ
18
17
4
3
3
2
16
15
37
32
81
79
130
264
208
236
7
7
7
7
13
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
S
3
3
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
8
Energy kJ
13
1
5
2128
1344
1089
1277
1424
1238
663
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
6
2
3
Distance (km)
184
127
138
29
31
127
29
28
29
0
17
69
69
17
0
29
29
28
84
84
84
663
82
29
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
9
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
9
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