Surf Forecast Surf Report

Jacobs Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 20 May 2025 SAST
Forecast update in 17 min 53 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
60.3°F
(Which is 2.2°F 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: 13ft 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4ft 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (20 May)13ft (4.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in 17 min 53 s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)
11
WSW
13
SW
13
SW
15
SW
13
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
11
SW
13
SW
13
SW
13
SW
13
SW
13
SW
11
SW
11
SSW
11
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
8
SSW
7.5
SSW
7.5
SSW
7
SW
7
SW
6.5
SW
6
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
7
SW
7.5
SW
7.5
SW
7.5
SW
7.5
SW
7
SW
7
SW
7
SW
7
SW
7
SW
8
SW
11
SW
10
SW
10
SW
8
SW
8
SW
8
SW
7.5
SW
7
SW
7
SW
7
SW
7
SW
7.5
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
7
SSW
Period(s) (?)101011121213121213131314141414141414141414141313131312121212121216151515151514141414141416161514141313131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2274330137454688461437512943351735923550388353415808614061405891571355435457490838433380282024772197187916401520133714391187111288382720832203217321732114192216861570194919223272511338833436276622752002173014071404129212091536110711751207
Wind
(mph)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (ft)
9:33PM
4.07
10:09AM
3.71
10:40PM
4.33
11:20AM
3.97
11:39PM
4.69
12:19PM
4.3
12:31AM
5.02
1:11PM
4.63
1:21AM
5.28
1:59PM
4.89
2:09AM
5.41
2:45PM
5.05
2:56AM
5.41
3:30PM
5.09
Low Tide
/ height (ft)
2:54PM
1.57
4:01AM
1.54
4:11PM
1.48
5:12AM
1.18
5:19PM
1.28
6:10AM
0.75
6:17PM
1.02
7:00AM
0.36
7:10PM
0.75
7:48AM
0.07
7:59PM
0.52
8:34AM
-0.1
8:47PM
0.39
9:19AM
-0.1
9:35PM
0.39
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise-----7:35-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39------
Sunset5:53-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------5:51-------5:51---
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Rain (in)
0.10.00.0---------------------------------------------------------
Temp. °F595759595959575759595961595961636361616161636672737575777573757981777370706866666361615959616363595757575555596161616161
Feels °F (?)464346485257545255555557575557575554555554555964666668686663636673727066666363645957555554555755464545464850555959575957
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