Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2138 | 1697 | 1286 | 1115 | 989 | 864 | 864 | 683 | 535 | 535 | 472 | 398 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.00m | 4:30AM1.87m | 4:51PM2.01m | 5:04AM1.82m | 5:25PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.03m | 10:38AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:10AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2138 | 528 | 516 | 466 | 474 | 422 | 363 | 311 | 263 | 215 | 177 | 151 | 140 | 355 | 355 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 5 | S 12 | SW 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1697 | 1286 | 1115 | 989 | 864 | 864 | 683 | 535 | 535 | 472 | 144 | 355 | 113 | 111 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | — | SW 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 11 | 149 | 398 | 69 | 30 | 15 | 3 | — | 2 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 542 | 766 | — | 9 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 195 | 234 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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