Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 130 | 146 | 191 | 178 | 189 | 309 | 304 | 295 | 330 | 449 | 617 | 765 | 1194 | 2215 | 2181 | 1778 | 1622 | 1597 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.45m | 2:14PM1.59m | 2:33AM1.53m | 2:51PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50PM0.20m | 8:04AM0.12m | 8:31PM0.08m | 8:41AM0.05m | 9:08PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 222 | 119 | 95 | 191 | 140 | 189 | 309 | 304 | 295 | 330 | 449 | 617 | 669 | 1194 | 2215 | 2181 | 1778 | 1622 | 1597 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 11 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 140 | 130 | 70 | 142 | 178 | 57 | 8 | 23 | 9 | — | 15 | 197 | 765 | 605 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | S 9 | SW 10 | S 11 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 63 | 48 | 146 | 140 | 27 | 36 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 48 | 57 | 59 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 83 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 99 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 106 | 135 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 106 | 135 |
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