
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1610 | 1463 | 1167 | 1172 | 1058 | 898 | 781 | 581 | 723 | 3079 | 3736 | 4298 | 3859 | 3415 | 3020 | 2907 | 2650 | 2424 | 2544 | 2232 | 2171 | 1837 | 1759 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.20m | 1:56AM1.26m | 2:28PM1.29m | 2:33AM1.33m | 3:01PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.39m | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:20AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.38m | 8:52AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1610 | 1463 | 1167 | 1172 | 1058 | 898 | 781 | 491 | 723 | 3079 | 3736 | 4298 | 3859 | 3415 | 3020 | 2907 | 2650 | 2424 | 2544 | 2232 | 2171 | 1837 | 1759 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
— | 102 | 326 | 275 | 305 | 471 | 352 | 581 | 469 | 210 | 1664 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 439 | — | 273 | 228 | 290 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 222 | 508 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 59 | 135 | 170 | — | — | 180 | 1065 | 1717 | 1783 | 1308 | 875 | 769 | 586 | 465 | 368 | 360 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 84 | 84 | 98 | 28 | 132 | 84 | 84 | 657 | 82 | 82 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 0 |
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