Jacobs Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.97° S 17.89° E

Issued: 1 am 28 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 (28 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (28 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Evening (28 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s

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 16°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Wednesday 28								Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	246	142	132	102	251	628	886	1486	2305	2479	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1338	444	444	769	587	615	1017	905	923
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	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-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:11AM1.55m				4:23PM1.61m				4:54AM1.48m					5:09PM1.49m				5:43AM1.38m				6:01PM1.35m
Low Tide				10:12AM0.12m				10:41PM0.05m				10:57AM0.20m					11:26PM0.16m				11:48AM0.30m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	18	18	18	18	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	13	13	12	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	11	10	11	12	13	16	14	13	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	246	142	132	102	127	326	630	1486	2305	2479	2091	2313	2031	1830	1699	1338	437	444	769	587	615	1017	905	923
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SW 12	SW 12	NW 12	SW 15	WSW 15	W 12	SW 12	W 11
kJ	83	59	57	41	251	628	886	491	7	7	7	—	6	6	6	6	444	330	6	110	272	3	140	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 15	W 11	SW 22	SW 20	W 9	WSW 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	—	W 11	NW 12	—	W 11	—
kJ	8	2	18	65	40	26	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	—	37	6	—	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	S 4	S 4	S 3	S 4	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	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
kJ	13	10	10	8	13	29	68	90	64	51	43	56	64	95	216	302	312	252	193	245	245	372	311	302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Captains Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Heaven West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Cape St Martin West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Treskostraal West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	3
Distance (km)	28	28	28	29	135	135	98	101	29	28	29	31	106	469	413	163	28	29	18	29	469	469	196	98
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Doring Bay	Strandfontein	Strandfontein	Heaven					The Point (Elands Bay)	Doring Bay	Doring Bay	Stompneus					Strandfontein	Hell	Strandfontein	Heaven
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1					4	4	4	4					4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	5	5	5	5	5	9	4	9	6

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