Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (07 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5611 | 5810 | 5577 | 5973 | 5607 | 4899 | 4447 | 3495 | 3038 | 2760 | 3112 | 3415 | 3555 | 3489 | 3314 | 3052 | 2613 | 2299 | 2081 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.42m | 1:50PM1.58m | 2:13AM1.49m | 2:24PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.17m | 7:41AM0.18m | 8:10PM0.07m | 8:17AM0.13m | 8:43PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5611 | 5810 | 5577 | 5973 | 5607 | 4899 | 4447 | 3495 | 3038 | 2760 | 3112 | 3415 | 3555 | 3489 | 3314 | 3052 | 2613 | 2299 | 2081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | 1852 | 1402 | 394 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 135 | 161 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 127 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 138 | 127 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
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