
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
386 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 326 | 269 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 169 | 164 | 137 | 74 | 78 | 127 | 698 | 1074 | 806 | 703 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.52m | 5:47AM1.35m | 6:04PM1.38m | 6:40AM1.22m | 7:04PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:35PM0.17m | 11:47AM0.30m | 00:23AM0.31m | 12:42PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
386 | 386 | 342 | 336 | 326 | 269 | 223 | 212 | 209 | 30 | 164 | 137 | 22 | 36 | 92 | 698 | 1074 | 806 | 703 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 12 | SW 12 | NW 5 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 13 |
17 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 169 | 19 | 23 | 74 | 78 | 127 | 3 | 7 | 268 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 4 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | NW 15 | S 11 | WSW 6 | S 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 5 | W 13 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 |
22 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 64 | 43 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 15 | 24 | 45 | 51 | 42 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 150 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 192 | 142 | 184 | 358 | 82 | 0 | 127 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 29 | 176 | 176 | 176 |
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