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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9AM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
11241 | 9564 | 9449 | 8871 | 7688 | 7485 | 6865 | 6354 | 6151 | 5759 | 5095 | 4022 | 3650 | 4169 | 3996 | 3963 | 3642 | 3397 | 2859 | 2475 | 2130 | 1742 | 1605 | 1351 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.40m | 6:50PM1.33m | 6:56AM1.30m | 7:52PM1.26m | 8:04AM1.20m | 9:23PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.56m | 12:31PM0.51m | 00:52AM0.66m | 1:23PM0.59m | 2:03AM0.74m | 2:37PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
10467 | 9564 | 9449 | 8871 | 7688 | 7485 | 6865 | 6354 | 6151 | 5759 | 5095 | 4022 | 3650 | 4169 | 3996 | 3963 | 3642 | 3397 | 2859 | 2475 | 2130 | 1742 | 1605 | 1351 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
142 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 248 | 174 | 206 | 181 | 140 | 134 | 319 | 377 | 320 | 737 | 190 | 648 | 542 | 535 | 528 | 520 | 459 | 459 | 453 | 416 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | — | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 |
30 | 30 | 75 | 103 | 44 | 36 | 75 | 97 | 145 | 216 | 132 | 434 | 521 | — | 560 | — | 21 | 21 | 39 | 20 | 8 | 16 | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 5 |
11241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 298 | 298 | 318 | 43 | 43 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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