Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.7m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | 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 | 2048 | 1551 | 2117 | 2133 | 2417 | 2138 | 1697 | 1286 | 1115 | 989 | 864 | 783 | 683 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 398 | 355 | 355 | 355 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.87m | 4:17PM2.00m | 4:30AM1.87m | 4:51PM2.01m | 5:04AM1.82m | 5:25PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM-0.03m | 10:30PM0.03m | 10:38AM-0.03m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:10AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 18 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 1288 | 1015 | 865 | 692 | 2417 | 542 | 542 | 516 | 530 | 499 | 484 | 421 | 318 | 270 | 215 | 173 | 173 | 144 | 147 | 355 | 304 | 299 | 290 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 9 | 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 | E 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1696 | 1551 | 2117 | 2133 | 600 | 2138 | 1697 | 1286 | 1115 | 989 | 864 | 783 | 683 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 398 | 355 | 355 | 140 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | S 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 622 | 1317 | 917 | 701 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | 7 | 6 | 51 | 59 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2048 | 1520 | 1210 | 1007 | 866 | 726 | 766 | — | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 200 | 234 | 252 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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