
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
550 | 945 | 638 | 527 | 539 | 613 | 550 | 1114 | 612 | 907 | 1098 | 1540 | 2281 | 1500 | 923 | 804 | 712 | 653 | 573 | 450 | 416 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.94m | 5:18AM1.73m | 5:34PM1.81m | 5:57AM1.59m | 6:15PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM0.07m | 11:13PM0.08m | 11:19AM0.17m | 11:49PM0.22m | 11:58AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 |
550 | 253 | 295 | 213 | 238 | 196 | 550 | 643 | 612 | 297 | 280 | 264 | 1677 | 705 | 923 | 804 | 712 | 653 | 573 | 450 | 416 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
110 | 392 | 6 | 290 | 249 | 157 | 196 | 220 | 377 | 453 | — | — | 268 | 720 | 171 | 145 | 134 | 128 | 120 | 92 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
100 | 149 | 46 | — | — | 153 | 146 | 87 | 138 | — | — | — | — | 218 | 208 | 138 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
40 | 945 | 638 | 527 | 539 | 613 | — | 1114 | — | 907 | 1098 | 1540 | 2281 | 1500 | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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