Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 950 | 2345 | 2576 | 2536 | 2257 | 1435 | 1227 | 1125 | 1077 | 964 | 947 | 889 | 844 | 999 | 738 | 544 | 1444 | 1545 | 2121 | 2426 | 2734 | 3087 | 3436 | 4145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.52m | 4:31PM1.65m | 4:49AM1.49m | 5:03PM1.61m | 5:24AM1.42m | 5:39PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:49AM0.12m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:22AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 625 | 2345 | 2576 | 2536 | 2257 | 1435 | 1227 | 1125 | 1077 | 964 | 947 | 889 | 844 | 999 | 738 | 544 | 1444 | 1545 | 2121 | 2426 | 2734 | 3087 | 3436 | 4145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 950 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 328 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 198 | 245 | 282 | 300 | 233 | 170 | 112 | 67 | 34 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 28 | 106 | 84 | 176 | 413 | 176 | 155 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 99 | 106 | 98 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 114 | 400 | 106 | 106 |
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