Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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 2AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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5
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)161616151514141414131313131213131313131312121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9444958688807600642460586046604956415105378542033632175119301836173416591592140712181065932852
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
1.36
5:11AM
1.37
5:34PM
1.27
5:41AM
1.26
6:07PM
1.16
6:16AM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.30
11:24AM
0.29
11:32PM
0.40
11:54AM
0.39
12:04AM
0.50
12:30PM
0.50
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-----7:03-------7:03-------7:03--
Sunset6:38-------6:37-------6:36-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171718171716171717161616151519202023232323232525
Feels °C (?)12131212131112111191112121217161619191920202221
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