
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
808 | 784 | 679 | 585 | 513 | 486 | 451 | 647 | 545 | 537 | 1014 | 1553 | 2184 | 1958 | 2021 | 4480 | 4139 | 3757 | 3093 | 2994 | 2860 | 2899 | 3086 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 12:06PM1.35m | 00:35AM1.36m | 1:03PM1.55m | 1:25AM1.52m | 1:44PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.62m | 6:31PM0.57m | 6:48AM0.47m | 7:25PM0.39m | 7:33AM0.32m | 8:05PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
450 | 482 | 436 | 380 | 513 | 436 | 337 | 300 | 545 | 537 | 669 | 1207 | 1658 | 1763 | 1402 | 4480 | 4139 | 3757 | 3093 | 2994 | 2860 | 2899 | 3086 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 |
808 | 784 | 679 | 585 | 31 | 486 | 451 | 647 | 248 | 248 | 211 | 217 | 231 | 1958 | 2021 | 122 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 94 | — | — | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 18 | — | SW 17 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 15 | 32 | — | 75 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 200 | 163 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 |
— | — | — | — | 427 | — | 3 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 1014 | 1553 | 2184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 192 | 268 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 388 | 513 | 653 | 389 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 344 | 344 | 22 | 0 |
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