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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
15.0° 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 5AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | |
1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1355 | 1733 | 1966 | 2090 | 2196 | 1985 | 1751 | 1344 | 1089 | 937 | 970 | 996 | 797 | 526 | 459 | 389 | 443 | 419 | 440 | 414 | 508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.33m | 5:18PM1.27m | 5:25AM1.25m | 5:58PM1.20m | 6:04AM1.16m | 6:46PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.29m | 11:19PM0.42m | 11:38AM0.37m | 11:57PM0.50m | 12:18PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1496 | 1496 | 1496 | 1355 | 1733 | 1966 | 2090 | 2196 | 1985 | 1751 | 1344 | 1089 | 476 | 186 | 186 | 394 | 351 | 286 | 142 | 443 | 419 | 440 | 414 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
135 | 128 | 126 | 123 | 81 | 1053 | 1119 | 741 | 701 | 512 | 522 | 416 | 214 | 332 | 261 | 31 | 69 | 102 | 223 | 44 | 79 | 151 | 212 | 508 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 22 | SW 22 | NW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
16 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 129 | 264 | 264 | 335 | 377 | 372 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 937 | 970 | 996 | 797 | 526 | 459 | 389 | 305 | 252 | 284 | 177 | 178 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 127 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 953 | 82 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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