Jailbreak Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.67° S 141.31° E

Jailbreak 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jailbreak sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.5° 

Jailbreak surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jailbreak today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 2PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Jailbreak. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
8
9
9
8
8
17
17
17
17
17
7
7
7
8
8
14
14
14
14
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
E
0
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:22PM0.92m
2:13AM1.14m
5:21PM0.95m
3:25AM1.13m
6:07PM0.99m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.10m
8:29PM0.78m
9:58AM0.09m
9:49PM0.76m
10:58AM0.08m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:35
6:34
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
29
29
29
26
26
25
25
25
28
28
29
27
26
26
25
25
28
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
32
33
32
30
31
30
30
29
32
32
31
31
30
31
29
29
33
33
32
31
30
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