Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
894 | 726 | 787 | 713 | 713 | 673 | 698 | 882 | 539 | 441 | 400 | 995 | 949 | 932 | 908 | 960 | 1092 | 932 | 932 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.11m | 12:37PM1.09m | 00:51AM1.21m | 1:36PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.86m | 6:07AM0.80m | 6:41PM0.82m | 7:27AM0.66m | 7:41PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
894 | 726 | 787 | 713 | 713 | 673 | 698 | 882 | 539 | 441 | 400 | 995 | 949 | 932 | 908 | 960 | 1092 | 932 | 932 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | — | — | — |
396 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 88 | 118 | 132 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 77 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
6 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 15 | 13 | — | — | 8 | 18 | 40 | 141 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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