Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 29 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 (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 29								Friday 30								Saturday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2305	2479	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1338	539	444	769	706	591	1206	819	887	872	843	741	716	693	603	525	859
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	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	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:54AM1.48m					5:09PM1.49m				5:43AM1.38m				6:01PM1.35m				6:42AM1.28m				7:08PM1.21m
Low Tide				10:57AM0.20m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.29m				12:54PM0.42m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	12	13	15	13	14	13	12	13	11	13	13	13	13	11	11	13	11	12	12	14	12	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	SW 13
kJ	2305	2479	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1338	539	444	769	706	591	1206	819	887	872	843	741	716	693	603	488	859
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 13	SW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	W 11	SSW 10	SW 16	SW 14	SW 13	W 12
kJ	7	7	7	—	6	6	6	6	480	330	6	150	190	149	127	93	84	79	2	73	41	189	525	411
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	W 11	NW 12	NW 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	NW 11	SSW 10	W 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	21	6	5	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	67	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 6	SSW 10	SSW 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	59	50	43	45	62	92	166	205	214	188	181	181	171	212	191	164	116	101	131	100	363	106	144	167
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Dias Beach Garden Route	Captains Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Captains Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	29	28	18	31	106	131	413	98	84	28	28	29	413	413	196	98	29	29	98	29	469	469	222	135
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Stompneus					The Point (Elands Bay)	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Strandfontein	Stompneus					Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	Strandfontein	Heaven
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4					3	3	3	3					3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	7	7	9	6	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4

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