
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1083 | 1452 | 1744 | 1672 | 2039 | 4607 | 7986 | 6745 | 5446 | 3870 | 3348 | 3170 | 2736 | 2151 | 1697 | 1567 | 1725 | 1699 | 1803 | 1572 | 1498 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.10m | 11:34PM1.23m | 12:41PM1.15m | 00:56AM1.29m | 1:42PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.79m | 6:23AM0.70m | 6:37PM0.75m | 7:33AM0.61m | 7:43PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
1083 | 127 | 94 | 512 | 2002 | 4607 | 7986 | 6745 | 5446 | 3870 | 3348 | 3170 | 2736 | 2151 | 1697 | 1567 | 1725 | 1699 | 1803 | 1572 | 1498 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 23 | SSW 21 | ESE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
127 | 10 | 90 | 94 | 2039 | 1686 | 54 | 123 | 123 | 134 | 114 | 31 | 47 | 67 | 52 | 51 | 41 | 77 | 102 | 82 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | E 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | 1 | 69 | 68 | — | 65 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 58 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 |
— | 1452 | 1744 | 1672 | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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