
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1764 | 2421 | 2422 | 2612 | 2883 | 3872 | 4369 | 4169 | 3785 | 3365 | 3344 | 3592 | 3739 | 3858 | 3936 | 4066 | 3949 | 4431 | 4749 | 4883 | 4627 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.33m | 8:22AM1.11m | 8:50PM1.25m | 9:53AM1.07m | 10:24PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.39m | 2:07AM0.39m | 2:14PM0.49m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:49PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1764 | 2421 | 2422 | 2612 | 2883 | 3872 | 4369 | 4169 | 3785 | 3365 | 3344 | 3592 | 3739 | 3858 | 3936 | 4066 | 3949 | 4431 | 4749 | 4883 | 4627 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | — | WSW 14 | N 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
60 | 58 | 41 | 29 | — | 796 | 28 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
74 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 290 | 413 | 97 | 290 | 127 | 114 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 82 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
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