Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 952 | 1045 | 1805 | 2032 | 2343 | 2622 | 2821 | 1597 | 2182 | 1716 | 1373 | 1170 | 737 | 1332 | 2221 | 2789 | 2999 | 2849 | 2560 | 2359 | 2101 | 1906 | 1679 | 1607 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.45m | 1:04PM1.34m | 1:14AM1.52m | 1:55PM1.43m | 2:07AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.38m | 6:50AM0.17m | 7:02PM0.30m | 7:42AM0.09m | 7:57PM0.22m | 8:32AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
mm | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 952 | 1045 | 1805 | 2032 | 2343 | 2622 | 2821 | 1597 | 2182 | 1716 | 1373 | 1170 | 698 | 1332 | 2221 | 2789 | 2999 | 2849 | 2560 | 2359 | 2101 | 1906 | 1679 | 1607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 10 | NW 15 | NW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1009 | 8 | 6 | 51 | 86 | 737 | 441 | 326 | 279 | 225 | 151 | 154 | 117 | 117 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | NW 10 | — | — | NW 12 | — | NW 15 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 15 | — | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 67 | 124 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 290 | 290 | 400 | 524 | 894 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 69 | 127 |
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