Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 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 1.6°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 5PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
2.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2010
1460
1046
927
724
736
703
703
848
832
917
1146
1116
416
895
651
663
514
495
553
696
543
471
1018
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:00PM1.27m
1:10AM1.44m
1:38PM1.34m
1:45AM1.49m
2:12PM1.39m
2:17AM1.52m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.34m
7:35AM0.21m
7:40PM0.28m
8:08AM0.15m
8:13PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:13
6:12
6:10
6:09
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
10
8
9
12
12
10
11
11
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
SW
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.4
S
10
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1
SW
9
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
2010
1460
1046
802
724
736
703
703
848
265
222
217
213
416
895
651
663
514
170
502
418
543
471
218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
11
2
S
10
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.8
SW
13
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
944
1185
802
927
677
561
508
404
265
14
36
46
46
273
235
213
181
177
212
8
68
66
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.6
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
11
11
9
9
35
34
39
26
94
38
76
128
160
18
8
8
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
10
2.1
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
11
1.3
S
6
1.4
SSE
11
1.5
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
7
1.7
S
6
2.1
S
11
Energy kJ
832
917
1146
1116
130
495
553
696
312
235
1018
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
29
31
29
28
18
28
28
28
30
28
84
99
29
28
28
0
0
18
99
28
28
28
28
98
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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
9
8
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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