
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
288 | 245 | 344 | 1235 | 1611 | 1956 | 1910 | 1810 | 2509 | 2427 | 2975 | 2887 | 2436 | 2248 | 2042 | 1884 | 1890 | 2050 | 1869 | 2729 | 2810 | 3371 | 3451 | 3440 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:51PM1.56m | 8:19AM1.28m | 9:00PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.18m | 10:49PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.40m | 1:24PM0.42m | 2:17AM0.51m | 2:22PM0.56m | 3:41AM0.61m | 3:59PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
288 | 245 | 250 | 1235 | 1611 | 1956 | 1910 | 1810 | 2509 | 2427 | 2975 | 2887 | 2436 | 2248 | 2042 | 1884 | 1890 | 2050 | 1869 | 2729 | 2810 | 3371 | 3451 | 3440 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
162 | 159 | 344 | 250 | 209 | 209 | 196 | 160 | 157 | 117 | 117 | 90 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 56 | 69 | 69 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
125 | 188 | 147 | 90 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 45 | 46 | 28 | 44 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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