Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 369 | 380 | 410 | 216 | 416 | 386 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 326 | 269 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 202 | 164 | 161 | 133 | 107 | 184 | 546 | 906 | 970 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:04AM1.46m | 5:18PM1.52m | 5:47AM1.35m | 6:04PM1.38m | 6:40AM1.22m | 7:04PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.30m | 00:23AM0.31m | 12:42PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 369 | 380 | 410 | 216 | 416 | 386 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 326 | 269 | 223 | 212 | 35 | 202 | 164 | 161 | 133 | 107 | 184 | 546 | 906 | 970 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | S 11 | S 15 | W 5 | WSW 6 | NW 5 | NW 13 | NNW 4 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 154 | 124 | 88 | 209 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 209 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 4 | — | SE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 13 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 69 | — | 59 | — | 22 | 13 | 3 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 28 | 56 | 50 | 25 | — | — | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 142 | 97 | 192 | 358 | 29 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 31 | 135 | 135 | 176 |
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