Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
630 | 1805 | 1780 | 1569 | 1338 | 1376 | 1240 | 1392 | 980 | 1324 | 874 | 763 | 603 | 606 | 346 | 614 | 924 | 1594 | 1787 | 1785 | 1949 | 1850 | 1664 | 1253 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.08m | 1:01AM1.15m | 1:35PM1.21m | 1:40AM1.25m | 2:07PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.52m | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.31m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
508 | 1805 | 1780 | 1569 | 1338 | 1376 | 1240 | 1392 | 980 | 1324 | 874 | 763 | 603 | 447 | 308 | 614 | 924 | 1594 | 1787 | 1785 | 1949 | 1850 | 1664 | 1253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
333 | 133 | 82 | 171 | 60 | 66 | 45 | 204 | — | — | — | 41 | 73 | 136 | 346 | 303 | 245 | 151 | 114 | 61 | — | 146 | 86 | 183 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 203 | 157 | 142 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | 260 | 9 | 28 | 25 | 43 | 53 | 73 | 86 | 86 | 606 | 284 | 384 | 366 | 342 | 352 | 412 | 478 | 672 | 712 | 564 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 86 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 150 | 99 | 99 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 469 | 469 | 99 | 28 |
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