
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1600 | 2230 | 2476 | 2457 | 2042 | 1728 | 1571 | 1323 | 1343 | 1446 | 1463 | 1514 | 1285 | 1247 | 1319 | 722 | 440 | 361 | 678 | 379 | 270 | 222 | 130 | 95 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:36AM1.14m | 00:03AM1.22m | 12:45PM1.29m | 1:05AM1.34m | 1:34PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | 6:31AM0.36m | 7:01PM0.34m | 7:22AM0.23m | 7:50PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 21 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 14 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
1600 | 539 | 2476 | 2457 | 2042 | 1728 | 1571 | 1323 | 1343 | 1446 | 1463 | 1514 | 1285 | 1247 | 1319 | 722 | 367 | 361 | 678 | 379 | 270 | 222 | 119 | 95 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 10 |
23 | 2230 | 481 | 367 | 225 | 162 | 197 | 166 | 103 | 79 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 461 | 371 | 440 | 263 | 29 | 192 | 147 | 140 | 130 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 |
39 | 40 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | 92 | 90 | 28 | 26 | 66 | 63 | 88 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 4 |
763 | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 86 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 84 | 47 | 29 |
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