Jakes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.73° S 114.14° E

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jakes sea temperature is

20.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jakes today (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jakes at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1958	1446	1289	1289	1203	1064	877	865	671	651	560	437	431	369	311	292	244	216	379	368	434	421	414
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:33AM0.79m								6:27AM0.82m								7:20AM0.84m
Low Tide						7:46PM0.44m								6:59PM0.41m								6:47PM0.38m


	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	16	20	20	18	17	15	13	12	17	20	21	19	18	17	15	15	19	22	22	20	19
Feels °C	6	4	7	13	14	12	10	8	6	4	10	14	16	14	12	10	8	8	12	17	19	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	1958	1446	1289	1289	1203	1064	877	865	671	651	560	437	431	369	311	292	244	216	379	368	434	421	414
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	WSW 15	SW 20	—	WSW 18	SW 18	WSW 17
kJ	41	31	24	17	10	—	—	—	9	6	—	87	87	127	113	157	155	167	15	—	32	50	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	—	—	W 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	—	SE 4	—	WSW 18	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	32	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 3	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 3	E 3	E 3	E 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—
kJ	19	27	27	14	6	5	11	19	22	30	21	10	3	2	4	7	16	21	24	7	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Drummonds WA - North West	Dongara-Port Denison WA - North West	Guilderton Rivermouth WA - Perth City	Glenfield WA - North West	Coronation Beach WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Coronation Beach WA - North West	Coronation Beach WA - North West	Drummonds WA - North West	Drummonds WA - North West	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Blue Holes WA - North West	Blue Holes WA - North West	Coronation Beach WA - North West	Horrocks WA - North West	Coronation Beach WA - North West	Glenfield WA - North West	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Back Beach WA - Perth City	Blue Holes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	114	187	424	116	100	0	100	100	114	114	374	2	2	100	78	100	116	374	374	2	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA	Port Denison	Port Denison		Turtles	Port Denison	Port Denison	Port Denison	Port Denison	Port Denison	Dongara-Port Denison		Dongara-Port Denison	Turtles	Red Bluff	Red Bluff	Red Bluff	Turtles	Turtles		Turtles	Steep Point	Port Denison	Port Denison
Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	2	2	2	2	2		2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Turtles WA - North West	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Cyclops WA - Far South	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	The Farm NSW - Illawarra	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Remarkable Caves TAS - East Coast	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway
Rating (10 max)	5	6	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	3	5	5
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Point Roadnight Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5

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