
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
718 | 718 | 718 | 1052 | 746 | 835 | 2208 | 7981 | 8217 | 7912 | 6296 | 4968 | 4310 | 3889 | 3570 | 3020 | 2693 | 2126 | 1862 | 1094 | 1052 | 1738 | 1710 | 1682 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.00m | 11:06PM1.09m | 12:10PM1.03m | 00:19AM1.12m | 1:09PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.55m | 4:51PM0.64m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:17PM0.61m | 6:58AM0.47m | 7:16PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
718 | 718 | 718 | 1052 | 746 | 835 | 1369 | 7981 | 8217 | 7912 | 6296 | 4968 | 4310 | 3889 | 3570 | 3020 | 2693 | 2126 | 1862 | 1094 | 1052 | 1738 | 1710 | 1682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — |
339 | 298 | 221 | — | 466 | 366 | 2208 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 805 | 757 | 835 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | NW 5 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 73 | 35 | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 29 | 63 | 61 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 49 | 53 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 84 | 135 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 28 |
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