
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
985 | 1064 | 746 | 619 | 600 | 600 | 652 | 600 | 865 | 809 | 796 | 784 | 736 | 712 | 514 | 407 | 361 | 1048 | 1343 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.14m | 7:13AM1.02m | 7:34PM1.01m | 8:52AM0.93m | 9:41PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.54m | 1:06PM0.64m | 2:04AM0.64m | 3:02PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
822 | 710 | 710 | 573 | 600 | 600 | 652 | 600 | 865 | 809 | 796 | 784 | 736 | 712 | 514 | 407 | 361 | 1048 | 1343 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 49 | 31 | — | 163 | 136 | 201 | 346 | 350 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 65 | 255 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 |
985 | 1064 | 746 | 619 | 397 | 302 | 308 | 412 | 579 | 546 | 403 | 264 | 165 | — | — | 187 | 182 | 202 | 341 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
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