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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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (02 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
544 | 606 | 418 | 634 | 561 | 515 | 389 | 292 | 408 | 694 | 439 | 326 | 514 | 1110 | 932 | 1667 | 3392 | 3294 | 3074 | 3531 | 3888 | 4011 | 4475 | 5581 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.60m | 4:27AM1.64m | 4:53PM1.58m | 4:59AM1.60m | 5:28PM1.55m | 5:32AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20PM0.36m | 10:41AM0.27m | 10:53PM0.39m | 11:13AM0.30m | 11:28PM0.44m | 11:48AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 11 |
544 | 606 | 418 | 634 | 561 | 515 | 389 | 292 | 408 | 643 | 439 | 326 | 302 | 1045 | 932 | 809 | 691 | 488 | 421 | 428 | 330 | 273 | 273 | 4764 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
44 | 58 | 264 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 65 | 21 | 271 | 246 | 309 | 1110 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 12 | — | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | 41 | 15 | 28 | — | 4 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 303 | 514 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 694 | — | — | 443 | 463 | 789 | 1667 | 3392 | 3294 | 3074 | 3531 | 3888 | 4011 | 4475 | 5581 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 388 | 22 | 437 | 727 | 529 | 437 | 437 | 509 | 318 | 435 | 451 |
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