Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 22 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121214151515161616151514141413131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373641646332904110080103471020294918461669554334399377329512220179313591044807669514429320259
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
0
SSE
20
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
1.31
7:16PM
1.24
7:46AM
1.16
8:42PM
1.17
9:26AM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.34
12:52PM
0.34
1:29AM
0.46
2:08PM
0.46
3:12AM
0.53
3:48PM
0.51
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise---7:13-------7:15-------7:16----
Sunset------6:17-------6:16-------6:15-
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615151517181817161615172019181819191923242121
Feels °C (?)131099911121312111211141614131314151520241718
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