Jacobs Bay Surf Forecast

/ West Coast (18 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (32.97° S 17.89° E)

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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 02 Sep 2025 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 15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 12AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (03 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

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	Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03								Thursday 04								Friday 05
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	12	13
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2046	1905	1758	1529	1559	1648	1812	1716	1637	1419	1185	1076	1006	910	885	815	763	659	689	713	582	673	1036	1171
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross
High Tide / height (m)				11:58PM 1.07				12:48PM 1.12				12:53AM 1.19				1:26PM 1.27				1:34AM 1.32				2:00PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)		6:02PM 0.66				6:36AM 0.50				6:58PM 0.53				7:16AM 0.37				7:36PM 0.39				7:50AM 0.24

	Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03								Thursday 04								Friday 05
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	7:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-
Sunset	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	13	13	12	12	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	17	18	17	17	17	16	15	16	16	16
Feels °C (?)	13	11	11	11	10	10	12	12	10	11	11	11	11	13	15	15	13	14	14	13	12	14	12	12

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Jacobs Bay (calm at Observatory wx 120 km from Jacobs Bay). 2.0m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 0.4m 15s groundswell from the WNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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