Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 324 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 175 | 128 | 203 | 535 | 612 | 626 | 549 | 396 | 946 | 770 | 765 | 711 | 644 | 573 | 573 | 528 | 510 | 445 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.83m | 4:25PM1.96m | 4:36AM1.83m | 4:53PM1.97m | 5:06AM1.79m | 5:23PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.02m | 10:34PM0.07m | 10:39AM0.02m | 11:04PM0.07m | 11:08AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 338 | 324 | 251 | 251 | 205 | 167 | 128 | 132 | 535 | 612 | 626 | 549 | 396 | 946 | 770 | 765 | 711 | 644 | 573 | 573 | 528 | 510 | 445 | 492 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 158 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 119 | 175 | 123 | 203 | 189 | 181 | 215 | 269 | 349 | 41 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 11 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 155 | 128 | 132 | 138 | 121 | 112 | 91 | 94 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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