Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 7PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1404 | 1229 | 1269 | 1107 | 1031 | 878 | 876 | 878 | 1052 | 1132 | 1106 | 2208 | 8316 | 8533 | 7912 | 5841 | 4968 | 4310 | 3889 | 3397 | 3020 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25AM1.02m | 9:45PM1.12m | 10:49AM1.00m | 11:06PM1.09m | 12:10PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.61m | 4:35AM0.55m | 4:51PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:17PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1404 | 1229 | 1269 | 1107 | 1031 | 878 | 876 | 878 | 1052 | 1132 | 1106 | 1381 | 8316 | 8533 | 7912 | 5841 | 4968 | 4310 | 3889 | 3397 | 3020 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SW 22 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 72 | 72 | 154 | 145 | 339 | 298 | 221 | — | 73 | 307 | 2208 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 464 | 331 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 11 | 31 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 127 | 127 | 97 | 69 | 97 | 82 | 82 | 135 | 123 | 86 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
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