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Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 3AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | |
614 | 546 | 494 | 442 | 442 | 427 | 363 | 492 | 544 | 606 | 411 | 634 | 561 | 461 | 389 | 229 | 800 | 1028 | 885 | 612 | 569 | 888 | 943 | 1825 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.60m | 3:55AM1.67m | 4:20PM1.60m | 4:27AM1.64m | 4:53PM1.58m | 4:59AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.35m | 10:09AM0.25m | 10:20PM0.36m | 10:41AM0.27m | 10:53PM0.39m | 11:13AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 |
614 | 546 | 494 | 442 | 442 | 427 | 363 | 492 | 544 | 606 | 411 | 634 | 561 | 461 | 389 | 229 | 800 | 1028 | 885 | 486 | 567 | 777 | 568 | 784 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 11 |
26 | 58 | 64 | 55 | 49 | 48 | 36 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 264 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 71 | 21 | 13 | 89 | 423 | 284 | 888 | 943 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | SSW 12 | — | S 13 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | W 11 | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 10 | — | — | 41 | — | 28 | — | 4 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 312 | 569 | — | 9 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 20 | 36 | 77 | — | — | — | 612 | 22 | 12 | 694 | 1825 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 712 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 437 | 437 |
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