
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1292 | 1067 | 1547 | 1805 | 632 | 658 | 736 | 790 | 340 | 309 | 309 | 348 | 368 | 419 | 395 | 395 | 413 | 463 | 535 | 681 | 399 | 700 | 724 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:40AM1.86m | 3:54PM2.03m | 4:11AM1.86m | 4:25PM2.02m | 4:44AM1.82m | 4:58PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.01m | 10:07PM-0.03m | 10:12AM0.01m | 10:39PM-0.00m | 10:44AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
1292 | 1067 | 11 | 1805 | 563 | 658 | 736 | 348 | 340 | 309 | 309 | 348 | 368 | 419 | 395 | 395 | 413 | 463 | 535 | 110 | 399 | 250 | 222 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 632 | 440 | 387 | 790 | 192 | 290 | 286 | 202 | 321 | 230 | 162 | 248 | 209 | 144 | 112 | 100 | 218 | 246 | 253 | 249 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 286 | 138 | 120 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 25 | 95 | 70 | 54 | 102 | 6 | 39 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 4 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
25 | 57 | 1547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 26 | 681 | 223 | 700 | 724 | 539 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 78 | 43 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 212 | 212 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 343 | 343 | 343 | 22 | 22 |
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