Jakes Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.73° S 114.14° E

Jakes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jakes sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Jakes today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Jakes at 2AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
586
480
447
434
427
297
313
778
1579
1382
2244
4456
4934
5187
4949
4493
3949
3403
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM0.63m
2:43AM0.62m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.26m
3:49PM0.24m
3:54PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
19
19
19
20
23
23
20
17
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
21
20
20
18
17
17
20
19
17
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
13
14
13
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