Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1108 | 1002 | 960 | 960 | 841 | 827 | 800 | 686 | 584 | 563 | 411 | 403 | 338 | 282 | 277 | 227 | 338 | 324 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 175 | 128 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11AM1.71m | 3:31PM1.82m | 3:39AM1.79m | 3:57PM1.91m | 4:07AM1.83m | 4:25PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.14m | 9:38PM0.17m | 9:46AM0.06m | 10:06PM0.10m | 10:12AM0.02m | 10:34PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 10 |
464 | 1002 | 960 | 960 | 841 | 827 | 800 | 686 | 584 | 563 | 411 | 403 | 248 | 282 | 277 | 227 | 338 | 324 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 167 | 128 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
1108 | 393 | 383 | 385 | 404 | 398 | 341 | 304 | 283 | 295 | 308 | 271 | 338 | 194 | 151 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 191 | 156 | 164 | 121 | 121 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
— | — | 127 | 94 | 79 | 294 | 371 | 75 | 11 | 27 | 66 | 72 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 147 | 160 | 158 | 130 | 134 | 138 | 175 | 108 | 203 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 |
832 | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
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