Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3234 | 1673 | 1208 | 830 | 714 | 917 | 1000 | 1348 | 1692 | 1929 | 2222 | 1926 | 1981 | 1702 | 1735 | 2004 | 1575 | 2117 | 2133 | 2417 | 1952 | 1607 | 1286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.78m | 3:15AM1.83m | 3:40PM1.92m | 3:54AM1.87m | 4:17PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.15m | 9:12PM0.16m | 9:30AM0.03m | 9:53PM0.07m | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:30PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 23 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 3234 | 1673 | 1208 | 830 | 669 | 475 | 393 | 1348 | 659 | 547 | 547 | 1926 | 1981 | 1702 | 1735 | 1175 | 1016 | 918 | 828 | 741 | 662 | 573 | 547 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | S 10 | S 26 | SSW 26 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 447 | 35 | 14 | 65 | 306 | 743 | 302 | 1692 | 1929 | 2222 | 151 | 110 | 87 | 53 | 1526 | 1551 | 2117 | 2133 | 2417 | 1952 | 1607 | 1286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | S 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 251 | 270 | 186 | — | 11 | 18 | 17 | 622 | 1317 | 917 | 628 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 604 | 650 | 530 | 611 | 714 | 917 | 1000 | 829 | — | 847 | — | 824 | 1711 | 1615 | 1406 | 2004 | 1575 | 1361 | — | 1075 | 919 | — | 829 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 343 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 20 |
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