Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 335 | 404 | 530 | 483 | 349 | 303 | 374 | 337 | 319 | 313 | 249 | 245 | 441 | 180 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 104 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.66m | 2:54AM1.56m | 3:03PM1.69m | 3:31AM1.57m | 3:42PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.09m | 9:21PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 88 | 83 | 195 | 303 | 374 | 337 | 319 | 313 | 249 | 245 | 441 | 180 | 53 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 60 | 86 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 58 | 131 | 60 | 96 | 90 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | NW 13 | SW 16 | — | W 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | 7 | 10 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 39 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 335 | 404 | 530 | 483 | 349 | 267 | 165 | 130 | 114 | 88 | 102 | 91 | 56 | — | — | 49 | 51 | 51 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 196 | 196 | 163 | 84 | 135 | 488 | 135 | 135 | 155 | 135 | 28 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 31 | 135 | 29 | 99 |
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