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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 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastHeavy 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). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | 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 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | |
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | 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 |
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) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | 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 | SSW 11 |
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | 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 | W 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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