Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 16 | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
479 | 579 | 1784 | 1997 | 2281 | 2477 | 2844 | 1367 | 2032 | 1836 | 1688 | 1590 | 1269 | 1344 | 1062 | 1004 | 871 | 1019 | 948 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10PM1.40m | 2:14AM1.48m | 2:38PM1.55m | 2:43AM1.61m | 3:05PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.54m | 8:29AM0.37m | 8:43PM0.40m | 8:55AM0.24m | 9:11PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
479 | 579 | 1784 | 1997 | 2281 | 2477 | 2844 | 1367 | 2032 | 1836 | 1688 | 1590 | 1269 | 1344 | 1062 | 904 | 774 | 1019 | 948 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | E 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
366 | 549 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | 1016 | 679 | — | — | — | 3 | 432 | 635 | 879 | 1004 | 871 | 427 | 322 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
465 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 700 | 297 | 394 | 331 | 382 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 103 | 299 | 707 | 880 | 640 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 78 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 341 | 341 | 22 | 0 |
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