Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1321 | 1138 | 1012 | 907 | 785 | 726 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 673 | 698 | 594 | 539 | 386 | 929 | 1142 | 1170 | 1067 | 1045 | 498 | 432 | 1092 | 932 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.04m | 10:50PM1.11m | 12:37PM1.09m | 00:51AM1.21m | 1:36PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.79m | 3:18PM0.86m | 6:07AM0.80m | 6:41PM0.82m | 7:27AM0.66m | 7:41PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1321 | 1138 | 1012 | 907 | 785 | 726 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 673 | 698 | 594 | 539 | 386 | 929 | 1142 | 1170 | 1067 | 1045 | 498 | 432 | 1092 | 932 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | E 8 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 396 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 94 | 128 | 1 | 40 | — | 33 | 33 | 451 | 424 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | W 2 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | 13 | — | 2 | 12 | 29 | 61 | 167 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 298 | 298 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 78 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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