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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | |
12405 | 12605 | 11173 | 10989 | 11986 | 11867 | 9952 | 9449 | 8871 | 7568 | 6591 | 5633 | 5009 | 4754 | 3540 | 3314 | 3041 | 3331 | 3824 | 3475 | 3833 | 3621 | 3409 | 3018 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:06PM1.42m | 6:12AM1.40m | 6:50PM1.33m | 6:56AM1.30m | 7:52PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.41m | 00:06AM0.56m | 12:31PM0.51m | 00:52AM0.66m | 1:23PM0.59m | 2:03AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
— | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | |
6 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
119 | 171 | 171 | 206 | 195 | 11167 | 9952 | 9449 | 8871 | 7568 | 6591 | 5633 | 5009 | 4754 | 3540 | 3314 | 3041 | 3331 | 3824 | 3475 | 3833 | 3621 | 3409 | 3018 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
55 | 55 | 35 | 68 | — | 173 | 109 | 108 | 106 | 248 | 212 | 206 | 181 | 171 | 524 | 408 | 371 | 443 | 737 | 163 | 648 | 542 | 535 | 528 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | WSW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 75 | 103 | 44 | 94 | 75 | 97 | 145 | 163 | 319 | 434 | 330 | 225 | 560 | 125 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12405 | 12605 | 11173 | 10989 | 11986 | 11867 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 407 | 283 | 343 | 279 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 43 | 344 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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