Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.4°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 7AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121111111111101010111113151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1804160714981352106595480067260359354447142341536131630432265015953170703590719324
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
1.61
4:07PM
1.49
4:15AM
1.56
4:35PM
1.44
4:43AM
1.47
5:04PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.13
10:03AM
0.06
10:08PM
0.16
10:30AM
0.11
10:36PM
0.22
10:56AM
0.19
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---7:01-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset------6:42-------6:39-------6:38-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020191819191818181818191919181717171717171717
Feels °C (?)211921191818181717171920201717171616141413121212
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