Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 253 | 218 | 218 | 281 | 988 | 1138 | 1175 | 1226 | 1247 | 1008 | 661 | 786 | 882 | 1173 | 1191 | 1100 | 1269 | 1791 | 2032 | 2108 | 2076 | 2045 | 1819 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.39m | 7:01AM1.21m | 7:28PM1.36m | 7:55AM1.16m | 8:21PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.30m | 00:58AM0.37m | 12:59PM0.36m | 1:48AM0.39m | 1:49PM0.42m | 2:49AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 151 | 253 | 218 | 218 | 266 | 988 | 1138 | 1175 | 1226 | 1247 | 1008 | 640 | 786 | 882 | 1173 | 1191 | 1100 | 1269 | 1791 | 2032 | 2108 | 2076 | 2045 | 1819 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 221 | 208 | 202 | 181 | 281 | 50 | 75 | 1 | 67 | 295 | 345 | 661 | 555 | 466 | 344 | 289 | 240 | 189 | 37 | 113 | 192 | 241 | 423 | 534 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 50 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 19 | 73 | 157 | — | — | — | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 0 |
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