Jailbreak Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.67° S 141.31° E

Jailbreak 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jailbreak sea temperature is
29.2°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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
29
27
27
26
25
25
25
35
31
39
50
64
54
57
45
43
46
50
71
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:48PM0.88m
1:31AM1.00m
4:40PM0.90m
2:37AM0.99m
5:20PM0.93m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.77m
9:14AM0.27m
9:13PM0.75m
10:07AM0.26m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
26
26
25
25
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
27
28
26
26
Feels °C
30
31
29
30
30
29
29
31
31
31
31
29
30
30
28
30
30
31
29
29
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