
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 12 | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1008 | 1131 | 1158 | 962 | 759 | 596 | 587 | 438 | 438 | 612 | 630 | 454 | 316 | 228 | 205 | 230 | 253 | 286 | 326 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29PM1.70m | 3:51AM1.57m | 4:03PM1.69m | 4:26AM1.53m | 4:38PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM-0.02m | 9:52AM0.06m | 10:19PM-0.00m | 10:26AM0.11m | 10:55PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 8 | WSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSE 9 |
756 | 606 | 606 | 615 | 520 | 402 | 489 | 402 | 320 | 278 | 247 | 454 | 218 | 228 | 205 | 230 | 199 | 286 | 185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 11 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 395 | 402 | 10 | — | 10 | 222 | 222 | 75 | 174 | 169 | 181 | 253 | 63 | 326 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 76 | 130 | 160 | 107 | 107 | 41 | 97 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — |
1008 | 1131 | 1158 | 962 | 759 | 596 | 587 | 438 | 438 | 612 | 630 | — | 316 | — | — | — | — | 169 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 413 | 196 | 99 | 84 | 82 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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