
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 6PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1167 | 1172 | 1058 | 780 | 781 | 581 | 723 | 3021 | 3736 | 4298 | 3663 | 3415 | 3373 | 3411 | 2650 | 2424 | 2544 | 2232 | 2171 | 1998 | 1759 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.20m | 1:56AM1.26m | 2:28PM1.29m | 2:33AM1.33m | 3:01PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM0.46m | 8:20AM0.31m | 8:36PM0.38m | 8:52AM0.23m | 9:09PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
1167 | 1172 | 1058 | 780 | 781 | 491 | 723 | 3021 | 3736 | 4298 | 3663 | 3415 | 3373 | 3411 | 2650 | 2424 | 2544 | 2232 | 2171 | 1998 | 1759 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
326 | 275 | 305 | 471 | 352 | 581 | 469 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 411 | — | — | — | 290 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | 8 | 2 | 222 | 508 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
— | — | — | 15 | 61 | 122 | 117 | — | 40 | 178 | 1103 | 1622 | 1494 | 1134 | 875 | 720 | 572 | 465 | 368 | 316 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 84 | 84 | 98 | 28 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 851 | 84 | 82 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 0 |
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