
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
253 | 286 | 424 | 369 | 380 | 410 | 216 | 416 | 386 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 326 | 269 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 202 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:38PM1.63m | 5:04AM1.46m | 5:18PM1.52m | 5:47AM1.35m | 6:04PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.06m | 11:04AM0.19m | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
151 | 286 | 424 | 369 | 380 | 410 | 216 | 416 | 386 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 326 | 269 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 202 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SSE 8 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
253 | 70 | 177 | 146 | 124 | 88 | 209 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSE 9 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 4 | — | SE 7 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | NW 15 |
107 | 48 | 103 | 42 | 69 | — | 58 | — | 22 | 21 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — |
— | 162 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 29 | 45 | 40 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 127 | 97 | 142 | 192 | 127 | 29 | 0 | 31 |
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