Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1884 | 1915 | 2662 | 2919 | 3623 | 3666 | 3072 | 2803 | 2670 | 2037 | 1788 | 1858 | 2161 | 3192 | 3789 | 3663 | 3041 | 2574 | 2382 | 2698 | 2200 | 2357 | 2346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.18m | 10:49PM1.36m | 12:01PM1.23m | 00:33AM1.44m | 1:22PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.61m | 3:59PM0.66m | 5:38AM0.60m | 6:04PM0.63m | 7:08AM0.46m | 7:29PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1884 | 1915 | 2662 | 2919 | 3623 | 3666 | 3072 | 2803 | 2670 | 2037 | 1788 | 1858 | 2161 | 3192 | 3789 | 3663 | 3041 | 2574 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 58 | 63 | 56 | 47 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 66 | 69 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 9 | — | — | 17 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 30 | 188 | 87 | — | — | 14 | 33 | 71 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 2382 | 2698 | 2200 | 2357 | 2346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 78 | 1555 | 3508 | 43 | 43 |
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