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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.5°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 4PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | |
1355 | 1733 | 1284 | 1783 | 2196 | 2108 | 1898 | 1450 | 1197 | 1271 | 1058 | 996 | 797 | 538 | 449 | 389 | 443 | 419 | 440 | 414 | 508 | 768 | 1069 | 1427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.27m | 5:25AM1.25m | 5:58PM1.20m | 6:04AM1.16m | 6:46PM1.14m | 6:55AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:19PM0.42m | 11:38AM0.37m | 11:57PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:47AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
 kJ | 1355 | 1733 | 1284 | 1783 | 2196 | 2108 | 1898 | 1450 | 1197 | 944 | 276 | 261 | 357 | 295 | 290 | 142 | 443 | 419 | 440 | 414 | 402 | 414 | 1069 | 1427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 123 | 81 | 1264 | 991 | 741 | 593 | 446 | 379 | 366 | 476 | 186 | 151 | 31 | 69 | 102 | 223 | 44 | 79 | 151 | 212 | 508 | 768 | 384 | 317 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | NW 13 | SW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 22 | SW 22 | NW 13 | NW 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 80 | 80 | 132 | 264 | 264 | 236 | 377 | 372 | 161 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 44 | 40 | 66 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1271 | 1058 | 996 | 797 | 538 | 449 | 389 | 334 | 297 | 175 | 255 | 215 | 173 | 178 | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 127 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 171 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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