Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.67° S 141.31° E

Jailbreak 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jailbreak sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.3° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
15
1.4
NW
15
1.4
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
12
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
979
869
752
589
418
342
253
249
157
120
122
98
96
83
81
81
79
79
78
78
76
73
73
73
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:35AM1.02m
6:46PM1.17m
8:32AM1.05m
7:21PM1.20m
9:29AM1.06m
7:59PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.17m
12:55PM0.56m
1:45AM0.07m
1:40PM0.63m
2:30AM-0.01m
2:26PM0.69m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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 mm
1
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1
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2
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Temp °C
26
25
26
28
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
28
29
29
26
26
Feels °C
31
30
31
32
32
31
32
30
31
30
29
32
32
32
32
31
30
30
29
31
31
32
30
31
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