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 3AM is: 1.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 25°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 858 | 1137 | 1600 | 2230 | 2476 | 2457 | 2042 | 1728 | 1571 | 1323 | 1343 | 1446 | 1463 | 1514 | 1285 | 1247 | 1319 | 722 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.13m | 11:36AM1.14m | 00:03AM1.22m | 12:45PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.59m | 5:13AM0.48m | 5:54PM0.50m | 6:31AM0.36m | 7:01PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | 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 |
| kJ | 39 | 365 | 932 | 1600 | 544 | 2476 | 2457 | 2042 | 1728 | 1571 | 1323 | 1343 | 1446 | 1463 | 1514 | 1285 | 1247 | 1319 | 722 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 61 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 2230 | 481 | 367 | 230 | 157 | 197 | 99 | 99 | 74 | 35 | 13 | 6 | — | 461 | 386 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 23 | 40 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 573 | 858 | 1137 | 836 | 675 | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 28 | 82 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
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