
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
349 | 529 | 390 | 325 | 230 | 273 | 235 | 199 | 165 | 135 | 108 | 158 | 253 | 205 | 166 | 239 | 242 | 320 | 566 | 1591 | 1672 | 1421 | 1255 | 1075 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40AM1.56m | 2:06PM1.68m | 2:22AM1.70m | 2:44PM1.85m | 2:59AM1.80m | 3:18PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM0.29m | 8:21PM0.25m | 8:34AM0.14m | 8:59PM0.11m | 9:08AM0.04m | 9:33PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
349 | 355 | 355 | 311 | 230 | 235 | 195 | 101 | 165 | 135 | 108 | 83 | 253 | 205 | 166 | 239 | 242 | 320 | 386 | 1591 | 1672 | 1421 | 1255 | 1075 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
335 | 529 | 390 | 325 | 203 | 273 | 55 | 49 | 121 | 96 | 94 | 158 | 88 | 71 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 566 | 47 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
236 | 117 | 121 | 106 | 119 | 75 | 40 | 32 | 48 | 109 | 103 | 73 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 174 | 46 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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