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 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | 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 | 128 | 128 | 127 | 246 | 142 | 132 | 102 | 251 | 628 | 886 | 1486 | 2305 | 2479 | 2091 | 2313 | 2031 | 1830 | 1699 | 1338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | 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 | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.12m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:57AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 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 | 128 | 128 | 90 | 246 | 142 | 132 | 102 | 127 | 326 | 630 | 1486 | 2305 | 2479 | 2091 | 2313 | 2031 | 1830 | 1699 | 1338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 96 | 90 | 127 | 83 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 251 | 628 | 886 | 491 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | NW 15 | SW 9 | NW 15 | W 11 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 8 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 65 | 40 | 26 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 90 | 39 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 86 | 94 | 76 | 67 | 58 | 65 | 80 | 119 | 232 | 273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 135 | 469 | 161 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 135 | 447 | 222 | 163 |
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