Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 439 | 348 | 263 | 282 | 293 | 249 | 273 | 625 | 936 | 1637 | 1762 | 1565 | 1305 | 1075 | 874 | 724 | 624 | 1330 | 1329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:40PM1.11m | 9:52AM1.10m | 10:37PM1.11m | 11:27AM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.55m | 3:14AM0.52m | 4:22PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.48m | 5:55PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 360 | 347 | 263 | 282 | 293 | 249 | 273 | 625 | 936 | 1637 | 1762 | 1565 | 1305 | 1075 | 874 | 724 | 624 | 1330 | 1329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 128 | 133 | 164 | 192 | 231 | 236 | 260 | 150 | 106 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 103 | 344 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 35 | 68 | — | 77 | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 439 | 348 | 226 | 176 | 127 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 84 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 99 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 18 | 31 | 135 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
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