Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 514 | 710 | 418 | 498 | 518 | 463 | 355 | 311 | 269 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 194 | 160 | 132 | 178 | 167 | 182 | 115 | 106 | 220 | 542 | 1475 | 1521 | 1292 | 1088 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.70m | 3:26PM1.81m | 3:48AM1.70m | 3:56PM1.77m | 4:18AM1.67m | 4:25PM1.71m | 4:48AM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.23m | 9:40PM0.13m | 9:47AM0.24m | 10:08PM0.17m | 10:17AM0.29m | 10:37PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | 7:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 486 | 419 | 418 | 498 | 518 | 463 | 355 | 311 | 269 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 194 | 160 | 127 | 101 | 167 | 182 | 115 | 106 | 169 | 300 | 1475 | 1521 | 1292 | 1088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 394 | 334 | 137 | 125 | 104 | 94 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 69 | 69 | 76 | 58 | 132 | 178 | 101 | 101 | 76 | 73 | 52 | 428 | 52 | 53 | 65 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | E 8 | S 8 | S 9 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 133 | 127 | 94 | 87 | 71 | 67 | 61 | 43 | 57 | 119 | 111 | 64 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 57 | 106 | 40 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 69 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 514 | 710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 220 | 542 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 78 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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