
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 105 | 177 | 216 | 188 | 184 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 137 | 133 | 358 | 521 | 1000 | 1715 | 3369 | 3916 | 4168 | 3913 | 3275 | 2845 | 2614 | 2187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.49m | 2:54AM1.56m | 3:27PM1.58m | 3:43AM1.58m | 4:12PM1.63m | 4:28AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.16m | 9:13AM0.02m | 9:38PM0.10m | 9:58AM0.00m | 10:25PM0.07m | 10:40AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
109 | 105 | 177 | 216 | 188 | 184 | 164 | 158 | 154 | 151 | 137 | 133 | 133 | 521 | 1000 | 1715 | 3369 | 3916 | 4168 | 3913 | 3275 | 2845 | 2614 | 2187 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | 94 | 78 | 58 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 155 | 39 | 38 | 73 | 53 | 358 | 101 | 133 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | S 9 | SW 18 | S 8 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 61 | 40 | 84 | 53 | 23 | 109 | 12 | 61 | 31 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 29 |
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