Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 1AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 494 | 427 | 377 | 371 | 293 | 287 | 249 | 216 | 244 | 226 | 145 | 142 | 139 | 402 | 697 | 1024 | 1127 | 1349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:11AM1.24m | 1:31PM1.36m | 1:43AM1.35m | 1:59PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:23AM0.33m | 7:46PM0.30m | 7:51AM0.23m | 8:15PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 379 | 494 | 427 | 377 | 371 | 293 | 287 | 249 | 216 | 244 | 226 | 145 | 96 | 78 | 61 | 697 | 1024 | 1127 | 1349 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSE 5 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | S 6 |
| kJ | 119 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 142 | 139 | 402 | 60 | 43 | 128 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 108 | 100 | 169 | 142 | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 17 | 127 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 31 | 29 | 0 |
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