Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
!
!
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
2
0
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1977
2132
2084
1800
1514
1429
1197
943
858
749
679
829
1261
1929
2064
2076
2057
1844
1649
1673
1816
1815
1543
1471
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
0
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:17AM1.51m
3:42PM1.43m
3:48AM1.47m
4:13PM1.40m
4:19AM1.41m
4:44PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:35AM0.12m
9:44PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:46PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:07
6:07
6:06
2
6
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
10
9
8
9
11
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
14
13
15
13
13
13
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1977
2132
2084
1800
1514
1429
1197
943
858
749
596
520
1261
1929
2064
2076
2057
1844
1649
1673
1816
1815
1543
1471
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.3
S
15
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
W
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
9
9
38
123
118
195
198
194
177
407
679
829
293
36
71
104
134
128
219
202
198
195
192
186
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.4
S
14
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
9
9
15
66
72
126
180
329
412
141
135
130
98
33
33
18
31
48
2
4
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
33
43
56
54
35
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
82
134
84
358
363
142
17
0
17
29
69
97
127
138
97
84
127
139
413
139
139
29
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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