
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 749 | 1024 | 1127 | 1235 | 1289 | 1126 | 864 | 918 | 822 | 756 | 671 | 604 | 614 | 728 | 964 | 2266 | 1941 | 1972 | 1836 | 1581 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.49m | 2:15AM1.45m | 2:28PM1.59m | 2:46AM1.52m | 2:58PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.18m | 8:20AM0.15m | 8:44PM0.08m | 8:49AM0.09m | 9:14PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
82 | 749 | 1024 | 1127 | 1235 | 1289 | 1126 | 864 | 918 | 822 | 756 | 671 | 604 | 614 | 505 | 646 | 2266 | 1941 | 1972 | 1836 | 1581 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | S 11 | — | — |
326 | 63 | 44 | 128 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 20 | — | — | 15 | 35 | 83 | 342 | 728 | 964 | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
100 | 169 | 88 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 67 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 136 | 297 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 82 |
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