Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 522 | 522 | 513 | 492 | 430 | 410 | 351 | 351 | 284 | 352 | 640 | 678 | 452 | 577 | 577 | 663 | 917 | 1076 | 1247 | 1538 | 965 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.54m | 3:14AM1.49m | 3:32PM1.61m | 3:45AM1.52m | 4:01PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.07m | 10:14PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 522 | 522 | 513 | 492 | 430 | 410 | 351 | 351 | 284 | 274 | 640 | 678 | 452 | 577 | 577 | 663 | 917 | 1076 | 1247 | 1538 | 965 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 256 | 247 | 239 | 239 | 176 | 170 | 170 | 277 | 284 | 352 | 218 | 168 | 131 | 128 | 69 | 51 | 100 | 82 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | S 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | 26 | 53 | 107 | 126 | 199 | 133 | 133 | 133 | — | 48 | 80 | 63 | 81 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 161 | 16 | 18 | 95 | 191 | 732 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 97 | 99 | 29 | 358 | 400 | 135 |
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