Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) at 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Victor Harbour (Shark Alley). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
673 | 659 | 582 | 481 | 392 | 348 | 277 | 277 | 291 | 275 | 239 | 257 | 357 | 406 | 412 | 501 | 295 | 331 | 853 | 1044 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:43PM0.98m | 3:42AM1.07m | 2:47PM0.96m | 4:20AM1.07m | 2:36PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.37m | 9:04AM0.70m | 8:53PM0.38m | 9:14AM0.83m | 9:03PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
673 | 659 | 582 | 481 | 392 | 348 | 277 | 277 | 291 | 275 | 142 | 257 | 357 | 406 | 412 | 501 | 295 | 331 | 853 | 1044 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 |
109 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 45 | 239 | 64 | 186 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 229 | 226 | 412 | 370 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — |
7 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 39 | 95 | 162 | 182 | 174 | — | 42 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
17 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 99 | 66 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 342 | 405 | 405 | 405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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