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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 | |
171 | 127 | 220 | 89 | 105 | 93 | 208 | 176 | 300 | 1034 | 1320 | 1000 | 999 | 1532 | 1785 | 1264 | 1186 | 2170 | 2372 | 3059 | 3276 | 2327 | 3213 | 4324 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 00:11AM1.43m | 12:40PM1.33m | 1:02AM1.56m | 1:26PM1.44m | 1:41AM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.60m | 6:43AM0.53m | 6:46PM0.49m | 7:29AM0.40m | 7:29PM0.40m | 8:05AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 13 |
164 | 127 | 220 | 86 | 105 | 93 | 208 | 176 | 69 | 51 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 54 | 52 | 936 | 1186 | 52 | 2372 | 2432 | 2330 | 2327 | 3213 | 4324 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 10 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 11 | E 10 |
171 | 116 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 94 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 64 | 28 | 28 | 49 | 52 | 31 | 52 | 18 | 19 | 447 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 15 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — |
6 | 11 | 25 | 89 | 51 | 50 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 31 | 31 | 18 | 18 | — | 9 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 1034 | 1320 | 1000 | 999 | 1532 | 1785 | 1264 | 899 | 2170 | — | 3059 | 3276 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 76 | 220 | 531 | 451 | 451 | 435 | 451 | 1269 | 451 | 368 | 66 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
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