Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1850 | 1465 | 1444 | 1204 | 972 | 1077 | 890 | 754 | 543 | 517 | 419 | 418 | 438 | 438 | 522 | 522 | 513 | 504 | 495 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:07PM1.33m | 2:13AM1.35m | 2:36PM1.44m | 2:44AM1.43m | 3:04PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17PM0.34m | 8:27AM0.22m | 8:46PM0.24m | 8:54AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
1850 | 1465 | 1444 | 1204 | 972 | 1077 | 890 | 754 | 543 | 517 | 410 | 418 | 438 | 438 | 522 | 522 | 513 | 504 | 495 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
— | 142 | 55 | 113 | 282 | 304 | 292 | 210 | 396 | 382 | 419 | 412 | 347 | 341 | 306 | 296 | 239 | 193 | 176 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 96 | 51 | 144 | 196 | 259 | 253 | 318 | 225 | 222 | 160 | 12 | — | 26 | 53 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
312 | 367 | 348 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 0 |
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