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 3PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 25). 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 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2281 | 2477 | 2844 | 1367 | 2032 | 1977 | 1688 | 1722 | 1266 | 2246 | 1164 | 1135 | 2368 | 1354 | 1178 | 1033 | 1002 | 985 | 960 | 944 | 638 | 814 | 786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:38PM1.55m | 2:43AM1.61m | 3:05PM1.70m | 3:11AM1.71m | 3:31PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.37m | 8:43PM0.40m | 8:55AM0.24m | 9:11PM0.27m | 9:20AM0.14m | 9:38PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2281 | 2477 | 2844 | 1367 | 2032 | 1977 | 1688 | 1722 | 1266 | 2246 | 1164 | 861 | 2368 | 1354 | 604 | 477 | 1002 | 985 | 960 | 944 | 339 | 814 | 786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | E 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1016 | 679 | — | — | — | 3 | 529 | 473 | 579 | 1135 | 290 | 253 | 1178 | 1033 | 388 | 376 | 380 | 376 | 638 | 311 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 659 | 297 | 501 | — | 346 | — | — | 129 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 319 | 378 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 91 | 138 | 338 | 862 | 943 | — | 789 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 341 | 318 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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