Surf Break

Lat Long: 2.67° S 141.31° E

Jailbreak 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jailbreak sea temperature is
29.2°C
0.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jailbreak at 4AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
N
10
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.8
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
102
99
98
96
95
95
93
60
82
81
81
87
87
85
85
119
257
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:09AM1.04m
4:43PM1.01m
3:30AM1.02m
5:22PM1.04m
Low Tide
8:52PM0.75m
9:32AM0.16m
10:06PM0.67m
10:29AM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:18
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6:27
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6:27
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1
1
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1
3
2
2
2
1
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
28
28
29
27
27
27
26
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
30
30
29
29
31
31
32
31
31
32
30
29
30
32
32
31
30
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