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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 6120 | 6486 | 5435 | 4518 | 3840 | 3420 | 3185 | 3455 | 3322 | 3487 | 3398 | 3185 | 2839 | 2511 | 2246 | 1899 | 1640 | 1355 | 1171 | 1095 | 1042 | 904 | 824 | 855 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:39AM 1.12 | 12:09AM 1.16 | 12:46PM 1.25 | 1:06AM 1.27 | 1:30PM 1.38 | 1:48AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:18AM 0.51 | 6:04PM 0.51 | 6:33AM 0.41 | 7:05PM 0.38 | 7:20AM 0.30 | 7:47PM 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast
Still cross-shore at Jacobs Bay (moderate winds from the SSW at ASCATB18E32S 61 km from Jacobs Bay). A 3.8m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
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