Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3375 | 6630 | 5800 | 4972 | 4483 | 2547 | 2305 | 2148 | 2089 | 1906 | 1710 | 1411 | 1253 | 1127 | 1061 | 1077 | 1077 | 1018 | 1018 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM1.50m | 3:03AM1.59m | 3:29PM1.61m | 3:34AM1.67m | 3:58PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.44m | 9:20AM0.28m | 9:32PM0.35m | 9:47AM0.19m | 10:02PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 3375 | 6630 | 5800 | 4972 | 4483 | 2547 | 2305 | 2148 | 2089 | 1906 | 1710 | 1411 | 1253 | 1127 | 1061 | 1077 | 1077 | 1018 | 1018 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 186 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 198 | 150 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 431 | — | — | — | — | 392 | 314 | 124 | 320 | 366 | 367 | 254 | 241 | 261 | 194 | 175 | 344 | 450 | 408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 532 | 449 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 304 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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