Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacobs Bay sea temperature is

16.5°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) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am 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)	3ft (0.9m)	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 morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night).
	Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SSW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	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
Wave Graph
kJ	467	408	298	209	169	128	113	127	150	142	132	104	251	628	805	1486	2305	2479	2031	2313	2031	1830	1622	1317
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		3:31AM1.57m				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


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	13	15	14	12	12	13	12	11	12	14	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	14	14	13	11	10	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	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	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	467	408	298	209	169	128	100	96	150	142	132	104	129	321	630	1486	2305	2479	2031	2313	2031	1830	1622	1317
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 19	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	8	15	23	23	60	96	90	127	61	59	57	41	251	628	805	483	7	7	7	—	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 9	S 9	NW 15	SW 9	NW 15	W 11	SSE 6	SW 20	W 9	W 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	31	29	29	31	2	8	50	8	2	4	65	40	40	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 7	S 6	S 6	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 6	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	—	—	23	24	27	90	113	38	20	24	17	14	19	37	87	117	101	82	64	51	56	136	191	181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Treskostraal West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Captains Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Haakgat Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	18	28	18	29	469	135	29	29	98	28	0	135	135	135	222	101	29	28	28	29	135	469	222	98
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Strandfontein	Heaven			Heaven	Heaven		Doring Bay	Strandfontein						Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Heaven
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2			2	1		2	2						4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Brighton Beach Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Wedge Durban/KZN South	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9

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