Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1913 | 1857 | 1658 | 670 | 805 | 972 | 1079 | 989 | 2293 | 2103 | 1635 | 1200 | 1010 | 939 | 1302 | 1717 | 1809 | 2065 | 2134 | 2019 | 2138 | 2162 | 2037 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:44PM1.40m | 2:00AM1.47m | 2:31PM1.53m | 2:47AM1.55m | 3:13PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.10m | 8:43PM0.13m | 9:01AM0.03m | 9:27PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1913 | 1568 | — | 617 | 453 | 368 | 1079 | 947 | 2293 | 2103 | 1635 | 1200 | 1010 | 819 | 329 | 1717 | 1809 | 2065 | 2134 | 2019 | 2138 | 2162 | 2037 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 27 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 184 | 395 | 849 | 989 | 75 | 14 | 41 | 38 | 280 | 844 | 1302 | 251 | 211 | 441 | 302 | 117 | 133 | 71 | 393 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 26 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 23 | S 9 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | SW 10 | NNE 6 | — | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 101 | — | — | 27 | 124 | 38 | 939 | 176 | 18 | — | — | — | 85 | 13 | — | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1857 | 1658 | 670 | 805 | 972 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 397 | — | 299 | 292 | 284 | 328 | 388 | — | — | 22 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 82 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
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