
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2801 | 2427 | 2975 | 2740 | 2305 | 1892 | 1736 | 1767 | 1710 | 1884 | 1915 | 2626 | 3009 | 3203 | 3241 | 3072 | 2765 | 2519 | 2037 | 1788 | 1524 | 1648 | 3009 | 3682 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.28m | 9:00PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.18m | 10:49PM1.36m | 12:01PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.51m | 2:22PM0.56m | 3:41AM0.61m | 3:59PM0.66m | 5:38AM0.60m | 6:04PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
2801 | 2427 | 2975 | 2740 | 2305 | 1892 | 1736 | 1767 | 1710 | 1884 | 1915 | 2626 | 3009 | 3203 | 3241 | 3072 | 2765 | 2519 | 2037 | 1788 | 1524 | 1648 | 3009 | 3682 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
157 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 70 | 68 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 73 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 157 | 82 | 74 | — | — | — | 13 | 32 | 61 | 76 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 39 | 0 | 43 |
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