Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 403 | 343 | 1200 | 2784 | 1187 | 1187 | 1918 | 1760 | 1672 | 628 | 1086 | 1783 | 2071 | 1285 | 1118 | 977 | 902 | 887 | 743 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:44PM1.69m | 5:58AM1.51m | 6:10PM1.53m | 6:25AM1.36m | 6:37PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.33m | 11:56AM0.41m | 00:20AM0.47m | 12:23PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | | |  |  | | |  |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 403 | 284 | 1200 | 1471 | 1187 | 1187 | 1918 | 1760 | 1672 | 628 | 1086 | 1783 | 2071 | 1285 | 1118 | 977 | 902 | 887 | 743 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 228 | 258 | 235 | 188 | 146 | 204 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 111 | 105 | 75 | 52 | — | — | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | SW 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 204 | 343 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 110 | — | — | — | 186 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2784 | 377 | 309 | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | 259 | 337 | 308 | 244 | 239 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 437 | 542 | 22 | 22 |
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