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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
15.1° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | |
858 | 763 | 679 | 829 | 1142 | 1929 | 1902 | 1913 | 1872 | 1995 | 1793 | 1624 | 1624 | 1622 | 1426 | 1496 | 1619 | 1619 | 1496 | 1355 | 1224 | 1333 | 3360 | 4446 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 3:48AM1.47m | 4:13PM1.40m | 4:19AM1.41m | 4:44PM1.34m | 4:51AM1.33m | 5:18PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.16m | 10:14PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.22m | 10:46PM0.34m | 11:04AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
858 | 763 | 573 | 520 | 1142 | 1929 | 1902 | 1913 | 1872 | 1995 | 1793 | 1624 | 1624 | 1622 | 1426 | 1496 | 1619 | 1619 | 1496 | 1355 | 1224 | 991 | 901 | 648 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
177 | 407 | 679 | 829 | 300 | 34 | 49 | 106 | 134 | 184 | 229 | 212 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 173 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 116 | 80 | 130 | 264 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | N 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | W 15 | — | — |
412 | 171 | 135 | 100 | 100 | 43 | 71 | 48 | 18 | 31 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 81 | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1333 | 3360 | 4446 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 69 | 142 | 138 | 138 | 142 | 82 | 206 | 139 | 138 | 31 | 139 | 139 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 469 | 414 | 106 |
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