Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 03 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
16.2° 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 2AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2
SSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111101010121114151616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)800672661593544471462415361316335355110017444105694393059324888078916424581055496049
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
1.49
4:15AM
1.56
4:35PM
1.44
4:43AM
1.47
5:04PM
1.36
5:11AM
1.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
0.16
10:30AM
0.11
10:36PM
0.22
10:56AM
0.19
11:03PM
0.30
11:24AM
0.29
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-----7:01-------7:01-------7:03--
Sunset6:42-------6:39-------6:38-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191818181918181717171717171717171717171717
Feels °C (?)181818181818171816171516131312121212111213131211
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