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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | |
1624 | 1624 | 1622 | 1426 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1471 | 2166 | 1554 | 1695 | 2235 | 1950 | 1613 | 1242 | 1403 | 1408 | 1275 | 770 | 640 | 613 | 349 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:44PM1.34m | 4:51AM1.33m | 5:18PM1.27m | 5:25AM1.25m | 5:58PM1.20m | 6:04AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:46PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:19PM0.42m | 11:38AM0.37m | 11:57PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
— | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 |
1624 | 1624 | 1622 | 1426 | 1379 | 1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1471 | 2166 | 1554 | 1695 | 2235 | 1950 | 1613 | 1242 | 353 | 476 | 276 | 186 | 394 | 351 | 290 | 142 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
212 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 135 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 81 | 1331 | 1045 | 741 | 701 | 583 | 494 | 372 | 170 | 186 | 261 | 31 | 69 | 102 | 220 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | — | N 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 22 | SW 22 |
15 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | — | 79 | 130 | 264 | 264 | 335 | 377 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1403 | 1408 | 1275 | 770 | 640 | 613 | 349 | 311 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 139 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 82 | 84 | 658 | 84 | 723 | 163 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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