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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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | |
437 | 343 | 293 | 290 | 258 | 258 | 264 | 269 | 230 | 205 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 110 | 148 | 104 | 142 | 134 | 202 | 799 | 993 | 1430 | 1452 | 2262 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.20m | 10:49PM1.31m | 11:31AM1.23m | 00:11AM1.43m | 12:40PM1.33m | 1:02AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.65m | 5:28AM0.66m | 5:44PM0.60m | 6:43AM0.53m | 6:46PM0.49m | 7:29AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
24 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 10 |
273 | 286 | 293 | 290 | 258 | 258 | 264 | 269 | 230 | 165 | 133 | 142 | 136 | 101 | 148 | 78 | 142 | 134 | 92 | 69 | 52 | 64 | 47 | 2262 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 13 | E 10 |
437 | 343 | 268 | 214 | 210 | 183 | 190 | 195 | 185 | 6 | 145 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 92 | 104 | 103 | 96 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 62 | 48 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 17 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 11 | WSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | 17 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 205 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 799 | 993 | 1430 | 1452 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 220 | 39 | 653 | 448 | 368 |
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