
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
255 | 472 | 1125 | 1764 | 2421 | 2422 | 2449 | 3139 | 4011 | 4577 | 4169 | 3724 | 3436 | 3588 | 3536 | 3592 | 3650 | 3567 | 4074 | 4369 | 4619 | 5020 | 4951 | 4692 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.20m | 7:40PM1.33m | 8:22AM1.11m | 8:50PM1.25m | 9:53AM1.07m | 10:24PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM0.32m | 1:12PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:14PM0.49m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:49PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
173 | 472 | 1125 | 1764 | 2421 | 2422 | 2449 | 3139 | 4011 | 4577 | 4169 | 3724 | 3436 | 3588 | 3536 | 3592 | 3650 | 3567 | 4074 | 4369 | 4619 | 5020 | 4951 | 4692 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
255 | 138 | 117 | 60 | 58 | 41 | — | — | 796 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
98 | 96 | 63 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 35 | 50 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 82 | 82 | 184 | 363 | 413 | 358 | 290 | 127 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 176 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 103 |
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