Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1013 | 869 | 736 | 723 | 583 | 533 | 461 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 319 | 260 | 250 | 363 | 1056 | 1385 | 1498 | 2003 | 2184 | 2635 | 2094 | 1915 | 1915 | 1805 | 1748 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.62m | 5:20AM1.54m | 5:26PM1.52m | 5:55AM1.45m | 5:59PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47AM0.35m | 11:07PM0.30m | 11:19AM0.44m | 11:39PM0.39m | 11:54AM0.54m | 00:16AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | 7:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1013 | 869 | 736 | 723 | 583 | 533 | 461 | 338 | 332 | 326 | 319 | 260 | 250 | 363 | 1056 | 1385 | 1498 | 2003 | 2184 | 2635 | 2094 | 1915 | 1915 | 1805 | 1748 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 46 | 96 | 253 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 165 | 211 | 229 | 182 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 629 | 924 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 448 | 495 | 999 | 22 | 22 |
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