
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1759 | 1738 | 1421 | 1363 | 1029 | 892 | 802 | 790 | 563 | 528 | 409 | 442 | 389 | 369 | 289 | 272 | 773 | 1332 | 2146 | 2643 | 2343 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.97m | 3:33AM1.86m | 3:50PM2.03m | 4:05AM1.86m | 4:20PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.04m | 9:33PM0.03m | 9:39AM-0.01m | 10:05PM-0.00m | 10:09AM-0.00m | 10:34PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
1759 | 1738 | 1421 | 1363 | 1029 | 892 | 802 | 790 | 563 | 528 | 183 | 176 | 175 | 219 | 198 | 205 | 773 | 1332 | 2146 | 2643 | 2343 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
56 | 57 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 94 | 168 | 409 | 442 | 389 | 369 | 278 | 195 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 144 | 272 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 289 | 268 | 198 | 248 | 413 | 694 | 887 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 629 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 375 | 22 | 22 |
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