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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
15.3° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | |
179 | 174 | 171 | 169 | 163 | 192 | 148 | 127 | 122 | 117 | 271 | 372 | 331 | 384 | 441 | 1783 | 2574 | 2168 | 1682 | 1124 | 971 | 808 | 944 | 883 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.11m | 11:35PM1.27m | 12:11PM1.18m | 00:29AM1.36m | 1:00PM1.27m | 1:10AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.49m | 5:16PM0.47m | 6:09AM0.39m | 6:17PM0.40m | 6:57AM0.29m | 7:02PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
179 | 174 | 171 | 169 | 163 | 192 | 148 | 127 | 122 | 117 | 56 | 76 | 75 | 100 | 149 | 301 | 2574 | 2168 | 1682 | 1124 | 971 | 808 | 944 | 883 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 12 | S 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
30 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 71 | 6 | 5 | 656 | 663 | 799 | 582 | 505 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | N 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 271 | 372 | 331 | 384 | 441 | 1783 | — | 481 | 643 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 86 | 142 | 127 | 127 | 97 | 69 | 17 | 69 | 97 | 127 | 31 | 523 | 664 | 413 | 1086 | 1255 | 1186 | 28 | 1579 | 99 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
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