
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1648 | 1389 | 1260 | 1568 | 2143 | 2062 | 1455 | 1201 | 999 | 961 | 880 | 680 | 693 | 657 | 606 | 606 | 533 | 466 | 403 | 347 | 580 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.95m | 5:04AM1.75m | 5:17PM1.84m | 5:31AM1.64m | 5:44PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.05m | 11:02PM0.09m | 11:04AM0.14m | 11:28PM0.20m | 11:30AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 |
1648 | 1389 | 1095 | 870 | 1631 | 1525 | 1455 | 1201 | 999 | 961 | 880 | 680 | 693 | 657 | 606 | 606 | 533 | 466 | 403 | 284 | 348 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 743 | 590 | 501 | 486 | 411 | 347 | 282 | 448 | 82 | 195 | 254 | 202 | 162 | 145 | 205 | 244 | 580 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | E 11 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | 195 | 25 | 15 | 29 | 51 | 99 | 204 | 347 | 235 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
1259 | 1126 | 1260 | 1568 | 2143 | 2062 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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