Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 988 | 1138 | 1175 | 1226 | 1247 | 1008 | 661 | 786 | 882 | 1191 | 1173 | 1182 | 1269 | 1569 | 1847 | 2076 | 2076 | 1942 | 1791 | 1764 | 1365 | 1387 | 3020 | 2697 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.21m | 7:28PM1.36m | 7:55AM1.16m | 8:21PM1.32m | 9:03AM1.12m | 9:27PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.37m | 12:59PM0.36m | 1:48AM0.39m | 1:49PM0.42m | 2:49AM0.40m | 2:53PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 988 | 1138 | 1175 | 1226 | 1247 | 1008 | 565 | 786 | 882 | 1191 | 1173 | 1182 | 1269 | 1569 | 1847 | 2076 | 2076 | 1942 | 1791 | 1764 | 1365 | 1387 | 3020 | 2697 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 75 | 1 | 67 | 295 | 345 | 661 | 555 | 478 | 344 | 289 | 240 | 189 | 175 | 37 | 192 | 241 | 418 | 534 | 702 | 1318 | 1256 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 22 | 19 | 73 | 113 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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