Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3344 | 3398 | 3592 | 3550 | 3621 | 4074 | 4132 | 4493 | 4749 | 4883 | 4563 | 4132 | 3454 | 2719 | 2504 | 2639 | 3949 | 4550 | 4696 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:50PM1.25m | 9:53AM1.07m | 10:24PM1.21m | 11:32AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.49m | 3:28AM0.45m | 3:49PM0.55m | 5:09AM0.43m | 5:37PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3344 | 3398 | 3592 | 3550 | 3621 | 4074 | 4132 | 4493 | 4749 | 4883 | 4563 | 4132 | 3454 | 2719 | 2504 | 2639 | 3949 | 4550 | 4696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 114 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 31 | 413 | 523 |
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