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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 162mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SSE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | |
244 | 286 | 322 | 328 | 277 | 705 | 623 | 543 | 486 | 428 | 421 | 361 | 361 | 325 | 874 | 1126 | 1137 | 2923 | 4505 | 7129 | 6855 | 6314 | 6238 | 5623 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.69m | 5:00PM1.59m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:31PM1.51m | 5:38AM1.51m | 6:06PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.25m | 10:59PM0.37m | 11:20AM0.32m | 11:30PM0.46m | 11:52AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
244 | 286 | 322 | 328 | 277 | 408 | 623 | 543 | 486 | 428 | 421 | 361 | 361 | 325 | 874 | 1126 | 1137 | 1704 | 88 | 119 | 171 | 6314 | 6238 | 5623 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
241 | 238 | 215 | 256 | 244 | 240 | 236 | 186 | 173 | 164 | 161 | 123 | 121 | 217 | 61 | 61 | 160 | 123 | 127 | 67 | 55 | 171 | 206 | 195 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 19 |
176 | 222 | 218 | 212 | 140 | 140 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 68 | 127 | — | — | — | 54 | 46 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 29 | 705 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 193 | 26 | 2923 | 4505 | 7129 | 6855 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 43 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 298 | 343 | 220 | 212 | 220 | 343 | 343 |
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