Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.58° S 138.60° E

Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.1° 

Victor Harbour (Shark Alley) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SW
13
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
659
582
481
392
348
277
277
291
275
239
257
357
406
412
501
295
331
853
1044
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
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
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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