Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

16.9°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	209	169	128	128	127	150	168	132	151	251	628	886	1486	2779	2953	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1269
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			3:42PM1.67m				4:11AM1.55m				4:23PM1.61m				4:54AM1.48m					5:09PM1.49m
Low Tide	9:32AM0.08m				10:00PM-0.02m				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:57AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	14	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	209	169	128	128	96	150	168	132	151	147	424	630	1486	2779	2953	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1269
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 17	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	23	60	96	90	127	83	59	57	41	251	628	886	7	7	7	7	—	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 9	SW 9	NW 15	SW 9	NW 15	W 11	SW 22	SW 20	W 9	WSW 9	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	29	31	40	8	39	8	2	18	65	40	26	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 9	SSW 6	SSW 4	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 3	SSW 4	S 5	SW 12	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 7
kJ	16	27	28	90	41	15	20	12	8	7	28	42	855	44	59	52	71	69	114	266	417
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cemetery Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Milnerton Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Distance (km)	28	139	29	29	29	28	28	28	31	135	135	98	101	29	29	29	29	112	469	413	163
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven		Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Cape St Martin	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Stompneus					The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Heaven
Rating (10 max)	2		2	2	1	2	2	2	1					4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Pringle Bay Overberg	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Backdoor United States	Backdoor United States	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Bowl United Kingdom	Anael France	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Anael France	Tahai Chile	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	7	5	7	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5

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