
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2740 | 2305 | 1892 | 1736 | 1767 | 1824 | 1915 | 1915 | 2550 | 2919 | 3623 | 3903 | 3072 | 2803 | 2554 | 2037 | 1991 | 1831 | 1736 | 3236 | 5493 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross |
High Tide | 8:19AM1.28m | 9:00PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.18m | 10:49PM1.36m | 12:01PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.56m | 3:41AM0.61m | 3:59PM0.66m | 5:38AM0.60m | 6:04PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
2740 | 2305 | 1892 | 1736 | 1767 | 1824 | 1915 | 1915 | 2550 | 2919 | 3623 | 3903 | 3072 | 2803 | 2554 | 2037 | 1991 | 1831 | 1736 | 3236 | 4042 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
90 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 45 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 23 | 14 | 64 | 74 | 74 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 10 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 46 | 69 | — | — | — | 14 | 52 | 69 | 56 | — | 5493 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 279 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 43 |
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