Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
15.1° 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 10PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1429
1167
961
858
749
679
829
1142
1929
1902
1978
1975
1995
1793
1624
1673
1622
1449
1496
1496
1543
1543
1425
1291
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:42PM1.43m
3:48AM1.47m
4:13PM1.40m
4:19AM1.41m
4:44PM1.34m
4:51AM1.33m
Low Tide
9:44PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
10:14PM0.28m
10:33AM0.22m
10:46PM0.34m
11:04AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
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7:22
7:22
7:24
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6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
12
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
10
1.9
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1429
1167
961
858
749
596
520
1142
1929
1902
1978
1975
1995
1793
1624
1673
1622
1449
1496
1496
1543
1543
1425
1291
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
W
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
195
198
194
177
407
679
829
300
72
49
106
134
184
225
212
198
195
192
186
173
128
126
123
121
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
N
4
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
126
180
329
412
141
135
130
100
43
71
48
18
31
4
3
3
1
9
16
15
37
32
81
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
Energy kJ
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
358
363
142
17
0
17
28
28
110
127
138
97
84
127
139
31
139
31
29
28
28
28
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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