Can You Skydive with Glasses or Contact Lenses?

It’s a common question. Yes, you can wear glasses or contact lenses! We’d hate for you to miss out on the beautiful views around Mossel Bay.

Skydiving with Glasses

Wearing glasses on your skydive is recommended but there are a few things to bear in mind. The high-speed wind rushing all around you at 200kms per hour during freefall is strong, and without proper precautions, there is a possibility that they will fly off. If you wear prescription glasses, you’ll be provided with skydiving goggles that should fit comfortably over most frames. These goggles are designed for high-speed freefall and are securely fitted by your instructor before exiting the aircraft. Your glasses stay on, protected, and secure from exit to landing.

However, depending on the size and shape of your frames, if the goggles don’t fit securely, the glasses might get blown off your face. The safest advice for your specs is that if you can see without them, don’t wear them on the skydive. If you need them to see clearly, speak to our instructors on arrival and try on a pair of the goggles to see how they fit. Your instructors will help you with the fitting.

Skydiving with Contact Lenses

Contact lenses are also safe for skydiving. Many experienced skydivers (including our instructors) jump with contacts regularly. If you decide to wear contact lenses while skydiving, please let your instructor know so that they can properly adjust your goggles. The goggles must fit snugly, creating a nice seal around your eyes to help keep wind and debris out. Some customers have said that the wind against their face during freefall makes their eyes water and very rarely, this might cause a contact lens to shift or dislodge.

What to Wear for Skydiving (and What Not To)

✔ What to Wear:
Comfortable clothes like leggings, jogging pants, or jeans.
Closed lace-up running shoes are ideal.
Long sleeve sweatshirt or t-shirt. It can get colder at 14,000ft and 16,0000ft than it is on the ground.

✖ What Not to Wear:
Loose shoes, sandals, or flip-flops
Skirts or dresses or large earrings, necklaces, or loose accessories
Mobile phones or cameras

We’ll provide everything else you need, including your harness, a colourful jumpsuit and goggles. Clear vision, stunning views, and a lifetime experience is what you can expect at Skydive Mossel Bay 🪂

What Else Should I Know Before Arrival?

You can eat before a skydive but keep it light. No alcohol before skydiving.
There is a strict weight restriction of maximum 100kgs for men and 90kgs for ladies.
You can bring your phone and your own camera to the skydiving hangar to take pictures but not in the aircraft or on the skydive. The instructors will use our GoPro 13 cameras to film your skydive.
Have your payment ready. We accept cash in ZAR or Visa or Mastercard cards.
There is a restaurant and bar on the airfield where you can get refreshments after your skydive.
Your video andphotos will be emailed to you using a We Transfer link.