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Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3642 | 3153 | 2783 | 2650 | 2971 | 3470 | 3552 | 3962 | 5612 | 8891 | 9813 | 10072 | 9796 | 9243 | 8088 | 6785 | 5433 | 4399 | 3544 | 2951 | 2220 | 1793 | 1488 | 1157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:38AM 1.47 | 6:12PM 1.35 | 6:33AM 1.31 | 7:16PM 1.24 | 7:46AM 1.16 | 8:42PM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:56AM 0.20 | 12:18AM 0.34 | 12:52PM 0.34 | 1:29AM 0.46 | 2:08PM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
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