Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 722 | 628 | 1086 | 1975 | 1435 | 1285 | 1118 | 1064 | 902 | 808 | 743 | 683 | 683 | 660 | 626 | 553 | 691 | 757 | 746 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.53m | 6:25AM1.36m | 6:37PM1.36m | 6:56AM1.20m | 7:12PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.47m | 12:23PM0.56m | 00:51AM0.63m | 12:55PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 722 | 628 | 1086 | 1975 | 1435 | 1285 | 1118 | 1064 | 902 | 808 | 743 | 683 | 683 | 660 | 626 | 553 | 615 | 757 | 746 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | S 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 269 | 159 | 145 | 75 | — | — | 54 | 56 | 37 | 56 | 36 | 35 | — | — | — | 169 | — | — | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 117 | 152 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 198 | 217 | 275 | 379 | 404 | 323 | 268 | 237 | 207 | 225 | 284 | 361 | 407 | 540 | 691 | 663 | 611 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 495 | 560 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 375 | 375 | 3509 | 22 | 22 |
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