Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 11 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 59 | 76 | 145 | 107 | 76 | 60 | 79 | 96 | 75 | 111 | 94 | 112 | 116 | 110 | 102 | 82 | 539 | 1098 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:29PM2.02m | 3:52AM1.85m | 4:05PM2.00m | 4:30AM1.81m | 4:44PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM-0.05m | 9:52AM0.05m | 10:21PM-0.01m | 10:31AM0.11m | 11:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 104 | 22 | 38 | 103 | 107 | 71 | 60 | 79 | 96 | 75 | 79 | 94 | 112 | 94 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 88 | 1098 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 7 | SW 11 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 19 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 59 | 59 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 45 | 54 | 28 | 19 | 33 | 82 | 42 | 116 | 57 | 102 | 82 | 539 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 7 | SW 11 | SE 8 | E 7 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 45 | 39 | 25 | 53 | 67 | 80 | 44 | 110 | 48 | 36 | 106 | 159 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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