Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2345 | 2458 | 2419 | 2257 | 1435 | 1248 | 1077 | 1077 | 964 | 993 | 889 | 1127 | 999 | 913 | 628 | 1324 | 1452 | 2154 | 2426 | 2734 | 2931 | 3555 | 4181 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.52m | 4:31PM1.65m | 4:49AM1.49m | 5:03PM1.61m | 5:24AM1.42m | 5:39PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.08m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:49AM0.12m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:22AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
2345 | 2458 | 2419 | 2257 | 1435 | 1248 | 1077 | 1077 | 964 | 993 | 889 | 1127 | 999 | 913 | 628 | 1324 | 1452 | 2154 | 2426 | 2734 | 2931 | 3555 | 4181 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 328 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 237 | 253 | 342 | 300 | 248 | 176 | 111 | — | 34 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 106 | 84 | 413 | 413 | 163 | 106 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 131 | 112 | 98 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 106 | 112 | 106 | 106 |
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