
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
476 | 452 | 385 | 377 | 309 | 300 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 245 | 344 | 1094 | 1591 | 1799 | 1885 | 1672 | 2509 | 2940 | 2975 | 2511 | 2094 | 1892 | 1626 | 1568 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.54m | 7:03PM1.68m | 7:21AM1.42m | 7:51PM1.56m | 8:19AM1.28m | 9:00PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.30m | 12:42PM0.29m | 1:22AM0.40m | 1:24PM0.42m | 2:17AM0.51m | 2:22PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
476 | 452 | 385 | 377 | 306 | 300 | 300 | 294 | 250 | 245 | 250 | 1094 | 1591 | 1799 | 1885 | 1672 | 2509 | 2940 | 2975 | 2511 | 2094 | 1892 | 1626 | 1568 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
416 | 409 | 349 | 326 | 309 | 233 | 228 | 224 | 162 | 159 | 344 | 250 | 250 | 209 | 196 | 192 | 157 | 148 | 117 | 88 | 87 | 64 | 64 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 97 | 125 | 188 | 147 | 74 | 88 | — | 16 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 20 |
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