
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
529 | 286 | 236 | 205 | 388 | 321 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 250 | 235 | 207 | 200 | 169 | 140 | 115 | 89 | 358 | 249 | 416 | 827 | 1016 | 1139 | 1224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.31m | 1:37PM1.43m | 1:44AM1.46m | 2:04PM1.60m | 2:13AM1.60m | 2:30PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.54m | 7:46PM0.52m | 7:52AM0.39m | 8:13PM0.36m | 8:18AM0.25m | 8:40PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 |
529 | 144 | 137 | 121 | 388 | 143 | 132 | 136 | 178 | 192 | 235 | 207 | 200 | 169 | 140 | 115 | 86 | 68 | 198 | 138 | 827 | 1016 | 1139 | 431 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | S 7 | SW 10 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
183 | 202 | 202 | 205 | 9 | 321 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 250 | 202 | 198 | 165 | 162 | 137 | 110 | 56 | 86 | 64 | 416 | 102 | 45 | 2 | 1224 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — |
— | 180 | 168 | 120 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 50 | 25 | 43 | 60 | 36 | 33 | 48 | 89 | 47 | 65 | 63 | 48 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
150 | 286 | 236 | 181 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 24 | — | 358 | 249 | 242 | 316 | 450 | 476 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 298 | 298 | 298 | 0 | 0 |
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