Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2133 | 2417 | 2138 | 1697 | 1286 | 1115 | 989 | 864 | 864 | 683 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 398 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 277 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.00m | 4:30AM1.87m | 4:51PM2.01m | 5:04AM1.82m | 5:25PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:30PM0.03m | 10:38AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:10AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 5 |
692 | 2417 | 2138 | 542 | 530 | 516 | 488 | 474 | 412 | 318 | 263 | 215 | 177 | 155 | 144 | 355 | 355 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 55 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | ESE 9 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 | S 12 | E 8 | SW 13 |
2133 | 600 | 2 | 1697 | 1286 | 1115 | 989 | 864 | 864 | 683 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 173 | 355 | 140 | 113 | 9 | 3 | 88 | 277 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | — | SW 5 | E 8 |
701 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 10 | 19 | 398 | 75 | 31 | 15 | 3 | — | 3 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | — |
929 | 794 | 542 | 699 | — | — | 10 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 173 | 27 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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