Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

15.3°C

Jacobs Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 6PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 28					Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	102	251	628	886	1486	2305	2479	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1338	539	444	769	658	624	1083	838	797
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			4:23PM1.61m				4:54AM1.48m					5:09PM1.49m				5:43AM1.38m				6:01PM1.35m
Low Tide	10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:57AM0.20m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	18	19	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	13	11	11	12	12	13	14	13	14	11	11	12	11	14	12	13	13	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	102	127	326	630	1486	2305	2479	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1338	539	444	769	658	624	1083	838	797
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 13	SW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	W 11
kJ	41	251	628	886	491	7	7	7	—	6	6	6	6	480	379	6	150	190	169	140	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	W 9	WSW 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	W 11	NW 12	—	W 11	—
kJ	65	40	26	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	21	6	—	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	8	13	46	86	77	73	62	55	65	77	99	193	237	212	138	200	275	181	244	229	256
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Milnerton Cape Town	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	29	135	469	98	29	29	28	28	29	112	447	413	98	29	28	84	413	413	413	196	98
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven				Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Heaven					Strandfontein	Strandfontein	The Point (Elands Bay)
Rating (10 max)	1				4	4	4	4	4					4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Header Global	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Barrancon Chile	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	6

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