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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | |
2475 | 3415 | 3478 | 2010 | 1460 | 1046 | 927 | 818 | 736 | 980 | 980 | 848 | 816 | 917 | 1029 | 1128 | 476 | 880 | 773 | 686 | 651 | 555 | 606 | 709 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.36m | 1:00PM1.27m | 1:10AM1.44m | 1:38PM1.34m | 1:45AM1.49m | 2:12PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.29m | 7:02PM0.34m | 7:35AM0.21m | 7:40PM0.28m | 8:08AM0.15m | 8:13PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
232 | — | 3478 | 2010 | 1460 | 1046 | 802 | 818 | 736 | 703 | 798 | 848 | 265 | 222 | 226 | 217 | 476 | 880 | 773 | 686 | 651 | 170 | 260 | 418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 16 |
6 | — | 6 | 937 | 1185 | 802 | 927 | 677 | 505 | 420 | 362 | 265 | 14 | 36 | 46 | 46 | 245 | 200 | 213 | 160 | 177 | 212 | 99 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | S 10 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 34 | — | 39 | 26 | 69 | 38 | 76 | 128 | 160 | 249 | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
2475 | 3415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 980 | 980 | — | 816 | 917 | 1029 | 1128 | 126 | — | — | — | — | 555 | 606 | 709 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1079 | 1239 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 106 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 99 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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