Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2964 | 2460 | 1920 | 1522 | 1321 | 1138 | 1012 | 907 | 785 | 726 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 673 | 698 | 583 | 500 | 449 | 929 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:20PM1.20m | 9:26AM1.04m | 10:50PM1.11m | 12:37PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.79m | 3:18PM0.86m | 6:07AM0.80m | 6:41PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 |
2964 | 2460 | 1920 | 1522 | 1321 | 1138 | 1012 | 907 | 785 | 726 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 673 | 698 | 583 | 500 | 449 | 929 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 11 | E 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 396 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 128 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 29 | 80 | 204 | 152 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 298 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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