
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3675 | 3701 | 2801 | 2785 | 2688 | 4064 | 3377 | 2551 | 2131 | 1857 | 1658 | 725 | 769 | 1065 | 1013 | 989 | 2293 | 1945 | 1532 | 1090 | 953 | 844 | 1302 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | 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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.25m | 1:05AM1.37m | 1:44PM1.40m | 2:00AM1.47m | 2:31PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.33m | 6:57PM0.39m | 7:31AM0.21m | 7:55PM0.25m | 8:19AM0.10m | 8:43PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 |
3675 | 3701 | 2801 | 2785 | 2688 | 2947 | — | 2216 | 1832 | 1857 | 792 | 671 | 505 | 347 | 1013 | 947 | 2293 | 1945 | 1532 | 1090 | 953 | 786 | 561 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | W 27 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 104 | 390 | 849 | 989 | 75 | 14 | 41 | 38 | 280 | 844 | 1302 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 26 | WSW 25 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 101 | — | — | 27 | 124 | 38 | 40 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSE 4 |
— | — | 235 | 366 | 517 | 4064 | 3377 | 2551 | 2131 | — | 1658 | 725 | 769 | 1065 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 401 | 524 | 1865 | 1430 | 1479 | 413 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 28 | 18 |
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