Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2140 | 2422 | 2928 | 2254 | 1952 | 1678 | 1396 | 1450 | 1313 | 1508 | 865 | 1932 | 3622 | 3697 | 3042 | 1594 | 1323 | 939 | 669 | 823 | 880 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM1.40m | 1:41AM1.58m | 2:16PM1.60m | 2:32AM1.72m | 3:00PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.48m | 8:06AM0.30m | 8:26PM0.31m | 8:51AM0.15m | 9:12PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2140 | 23 | 21 | 30 | 1952 | 1678 | 1396 | 1450 | 1313 | 1508 | 865 | 1932 | 3622 | 3697 | 3042 | 1594 | 1323 | 939 | 669 | 483 | 393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 14 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSW 26 | S 24 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 25 | 22 | — | 28 | 8 | 339 | 322 | 169 | 15 | 94 | 564 | 913 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 116 | 65 | 306 | 743 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 26 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 451 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 8 | 18 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | — | SE 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2422 | 2928 | 2254 | 402 | — | 157 | — | 132 | 928 | — | — | — | — | 440 | 418 | 402 | 273 | 568 | 823 | 880 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 1555 | 1073 | 1126 | 1249 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 449 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 343 | 22 | 0 |
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