
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
817 | 756 | 696 | 629 | 629 | 701 | 1034 | 1446 | 2044 | 2690 | 3397 | 3413 | 2802 | 2381 | 1966 | 1783 | 1527 | 946 | 980 | 914 | 914 | 851 | 794 | 794 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:22AM1.11m | 11:45PM1.08m | 12:07PM1.24m | 00:29AM1.20m | 12:43PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.59m | 5:53PM0.56m | 5:55AM0.50m | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.40m | 7:06PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
817 | 756 | 696 | 629 | 629 | 701 | 1034 | 1446 | 2044 | 2690 | 3397 | 3413 | 2802 | 2381 | 1966 | 1783 | 1527 | 946 | 980 | 914 | 914 | 851 | 794 | 794 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 62 | 198 | 507 | 467 | 403 | 344 | 344 | 284 | 231 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | W 20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 31 | 97 | 290 | 364 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 139 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 0 |
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