Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4308 | 5000 | 4512 | 3883 | 3513 | 3707 | 2683 | 2538 | 2688 | 3880 | 3219 | 2574 | 1768 | 1463 | 1285 | 1464 | 1456 | 508 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM1.26m | 12:48PM1.25m | 1:05AM1.37m | 1:44PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.51m | 6:32AM0.33m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:31AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4308 | 5000 | 4512 | 3883 | 3513 | 3707 | 2683 | 2538 | 2688 | 2536 | — | — | 1768 | 1463 | 1285 | 6 | 102 | 508 | 481 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 401 | 874 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 327 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 247 | 366 | 590 | 3880 | 3219 | 2574 | — | — | — | 1464 | 1456 | 494 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 29 | 29 | 106 | 29 | 400 | 413 | 728 | 1431 | 1479 | 1255 | 84 | 84 | 28 | 84 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
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