Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Jacobs Bay today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jacobs Bay at 10PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacobs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1556 | 1240 | 1144 | 980 | 964 | 874 | 763 | 603 | 447 | 309 | 631 | 936 | 1616 | 1812 | 1811 | 1977 | 1850 | 1411 | 1444 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM1.15m | 1:35PM1.21m | 1:40AM1.25m | 2:07PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.56m | 7:27AM0.41m | 7:45PM0.45m | 7:59AM0.31m | 8:17PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
1556 | 1240 | 1144 | 980 | 964 | 874 | 763 | 603 | 447 | 308 | 631 | 936 | 1616 | 1812 | 1811 | 1977 | 1850 | 1411 | 1444 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
66 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 73 | 119 | 309 | 303 | 249 | 151 | 114 | 86 | — | — | 188 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 148 | 173 | 122 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
8 | 29 | 43 | 57 | 77 | 112 | 108 | 105 | 139 | 237 | 396 | 389 | 286 | 240 | 328 | 374 | 538 | 636 | 487 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 101 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 222 | 99 | 161 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 525 | 469 | 29 | 28 |
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