Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

16.7°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 (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (24 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	WSW 12	WSW 11	S 6	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	382	314	433	640	168	205	289	305	312	369	570	669	711	587	456	321	317	268	357	413	353
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	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-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		1:51PM1.59m					2:18AM1.51m				2:26PM1.66m				2:54AM1.56m				3:03PM1.69m
Low Tide					8:11PM0.05m				8:18AM0.13m				8:45PM-0.02m				8:54AM0.09m				9:21PM-0.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	15	16	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	13	10	8	12	10	9	10	11	9	8	7	8	10	9	10	11	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	W 8	W 8	SSW 10	W 8	WSW 12	W 8	W 8	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11
kJ	382	314	19	33	168	20	49	33	32	43	41	40	88	85	195	303	317	268	254	254	249
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 8	WSW 12	W 8	WSW 12	W 12	WSW 8	WSW 8	W 9	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	NW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	49	34	59	59	31	49	33	49	72	21	21	24	35	57	10	10	6	9	9	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 13	NW 15	W 15	WSW 13	W 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	W 15	W 14	WSW 14	NW 13	SW 16	—	W 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	36	59	8	4	54	5	14	12	12	4	16	36	7	10	—	3	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 2	S 3	SSW 10	S 10	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 7
kJ	1	7	433	640	144	205	289	305	312	369	570	669	711	587	456	321	228	251	357	413	353
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Captains Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Hawston Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kamer Van Cape Town	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	29	135	135	176	29	98	163	163	414	469	469	196	196	84	84	84	176	469	469	106	98
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven				Heaven									The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay
Rating (10 max)	2				1									2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Snake Park Durban/KZN South	Doring Bay West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	2
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Nyang-Nyang Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	El Huerto Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Guibeleco Spain	Vanthrax France	Cabo Lastres Spain	Belharra France	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Deba Spain	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Anglet - Corsaires France	Afife Portugal
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4

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