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Jakes Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Jakes surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Jakes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jakes sea temperature is
22.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Jakes today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Jakes at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Jakes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | |
1801 | 1776 | 2890 | 2410 | 1901 | 1535 | 1377 | 1401 | 1286 | 1116 | 934 | 919 | 761 | 658 | 604 | 521 | 503 | 431 | 341 | 341 | 254 | 458 | 584 | 514 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:47AM0.86m | 9:26PM0.51m | 9:19AM0.90m | 9:53AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.52m | 6:30PM0.49m | 11:40PM0.50m | 7:02PM0.44m | 7:37PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
— | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1801 | 1776 | 2890 | 2410 | 1901 | 1535 | 1377 | 1401 | 1286 | 1116 | 934 | 919 | 761 | 658 | 604 | 521 | 503 | 431 | 341 | 341 | 254 | 187 | 264 | 514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 66 | 100 | 166 | 150 | 272 | 110 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 69 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 160 | 458 | 584 | 508 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 424 | 424 | 653 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 78 | 127 | 374 | 541 | 671 | 709 |
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