
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
416 | 403 | 507 | 450 | 383 | 273 | 273 | 231 | 268 | 263 | 149 | 264 | 518 | 787 | 874 | 825 | 1077 | 966 | 864 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.59m | 6:50AM1.47m | 7:13PM1.39m | 8:07AM1.36m | 8:43PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:31AM0.37m | 1:01PM0.53m | 1:36AM0.52m | 2:33PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
416 | 403 | 507 | 450 | 383 | 273 | 273 | 156 | 268 | 263 | 99 | 264 | 518 | 787 | 874 | 825 | 1077 | 966 | 864 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 6 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 |
176 | 136 | 115 | 96 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 231 | 61 | 63 | 149 | 101 | 52 | 66 | 65 | 97 | 42 | 40 | 106 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 5 |
183 | 206 | 127 | 48 | 38 | 39 | 57 | 57 | 54 | 50 | 82 | 79 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 16 | 28 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 141 | 105 | 131 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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