Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 7 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

16.1°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Evening (30 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 30							Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	444	769	658	943	1083	819	797	872	843	741	716	704	603	525	859	1182	1799	1799	1915	1413	1230	1094	878
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	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	cross	cross
High Tide		5:43AM1.38m				6:01PM1.35m				6:42AM1.28m				7:08PM1.21m				8:00AM1.21m					8:39PM1.11m
Low Tide				11:48AM0.30m				00:19AM0.29m				12:54PM0.42m				1:27AM0.41m					2:25PM0.50m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	12	13	14	12	11	11	11	13	12	13	14	12	11	12	12	11	10	12	11	10	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	444	769	658	943	1083	819	797	872	843	741	716	704	603	488	859	1182	1799	1799	1915	1413	1230	1094	878
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	NW 12	WSW 15	SW 12	SW 12	W 11	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	330	6	150	152	149	2	93	84	79	78	73	68	147	525	384	295	72	72	100	45	38	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 12	NW 12	W 11	NW 12	W 12	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	SW 16	W 11	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	6	21	6	3	—	2	2	2	2	2	42	2	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	221	291	261	247	308	266	205	139	139	116	101	91	126	131	149	131	113	80	73	95	163	266	312
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Captains Cape Town	Heaven 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	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	2
Distance (km)	98	29	28	28	29	413	413	196	98	29	84	84	31	413	413	363	196	135	135	176	176	400	413
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast		Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Strandfontein	The Point (Elands Bay)	Heaven					The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Stompneus
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3					3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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