Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 640 | 678 | 452 | 577 | 577 | 663 | 904 | 1130 | 1247 | 947 | 817 | 950 | 2345 | 2458 | 2407 | 2183 | 1435 | 1248 | 1077 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.61m | 3:45AM1.52m | 4:01PM1.64m | 4:16AM1.52m | 4:31PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.07m | 10:14PM0.07m | 10:18AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 640 | 678 | 452 | 577 | 577 | 663 | 904 | 1130 | 1247 | 947 | 817 | 950 | 2345 | 2458 | 2407 | 2183 | 1435 | 1248 | 1077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 216 | 168 | 131 | 128 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 83 | 59 | — | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 48 | 80 | 63 | 82 | 51 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 110 | 621 | 602 | 532 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 169 | 282 | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 29 | 99 | 84 | 84 | 99 | 0 | 285 | 135 | 106 | 112 | 99 | 28 | 176 | 176 | 135 | 413 | 163 | 115 |
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