Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 10 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 2.1°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 3PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131312121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1862170416801610138711621247117913601360108612281191911799761748672661593673593338293
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
N
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47AM
0.96
10:20PM
1.00
10:49AM
0.99
11:39PM
1.11
11:59AM
1.10
12:25AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
0.71
3:25PM
0.64
4:53AM
0.68
5:16PM
0.58
6:05AM
0.56
6:12PM
0.47
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise-7:05-------7:05-------7:07------
Sunset----6:32-------6:30-------6:30---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222121201918191818181818181818181717181818171716
Feels °C (?)222221181615181617171817161716171615161514131414
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