
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
494 | 428 | 361 | 769 | 673 | 663 | 710 | 514 | 772 | 610 | 419 | 694 | 583 | 544 | 384 | 414 | 293 | 326 | 249 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:34PM1.53m | 5:49AM1.36m | 6:09PM1.49m | 6:29AM1.29m | 6:49PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47PM0.22m | 11:49AM0.22m | 00:24AM0.26m | 12:26PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
494 | 428 | 361 | 769 | 673 | 663 | 710 | 514 | 772 | 610 | 419 | 694 | 583 | 544 | 384 | 414 | 293 | 326 | 249 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 3 | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
41 | 226 | 305 | 25 | 51 | 125 | 239 | 374 | 212 | 373 | 361 | — | 2 | — | 89 | 41 | 128 | 57 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 41 | 64 | 109 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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