Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
513 | 426 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 344 | 284 | 352 | 640 | 678 | 452 | 577 | 577 | 663 | 904 | 1076 | 1247 | 1342 | 817 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.54m | 3:14AM1.49m | 3:32PM1.61m | 3:45AM1.52m | 4:01PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:21AM0.09m | 9:44PM0.10m | 9:49AM0.07m | 10:14PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
513 | 426 | 418 | 410 | 351 | 344 | 284 | 274 | 640 | 678 | 452 | 577 | 577 | 663 | 904 | 1076 | 1247 | 1342 | 817 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 11 | — | SW 9 | — |
239 | 239 | 176 | 170 | 170 | 277 | 284 | 352 | 218 | 168 | 131 | 128 | 69 | 51 | 74 | 83 | — | 152 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 18 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | 53 | 107 | 126 | 199 | 133 | 133 | 133 | — | 48 | 80 | 63 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 331 | 44 | 27 | 279 | 165 | 715 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 98 | 29 | 135 | 99 | 106 | 135 | 400 | 414 |
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