Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5792 | 5089 | 5188 | 3731 | 2766 | 2427 | 1776 | 1752 | 1496 | 1139 | 1074 | 892 | 649 | 474 | 601 | 430 | 388 | 339 | 300 | 256 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:15PM1.26m | 00:43AM1.39m | 1:22PM1.47m | 1:40AM1.56m | 2:06PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.63m | 7:09AM0.47m | 7:36PM0.44m | 7:56AM0.29m | 8:21PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5792 | 5089 | 5188 | 3731 | 2766 | 2427 | 1776 | 1752 | 1496 | 1139 | 1074 | 892 | 404 | 474 | 484 | 430 | 388 | 339 | 300 | 256 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 179 | 145 | — | — | — | — | 365 | 358 | 339 | 77 | 50 | 376 | 649 | 335 | 601 | 390 | 325 | 203 | 273 | 195 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 29 | 50 | 50 | 228 | 236 | 93 | 121 | 106 | 119 | 75 | 55 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | 229 | 320 | 502 | 480 | 392 | — | 604 | — | 366 | 370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 341 | 341 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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