Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1185 | 677 | 609 | 486 | 1983 | 2199 | 2073 | 1952 | 1922 | 1786 | 1015 | 784 | 897 | 1058 | 903 | 596 | 459 | 443 | 408 | 385 | 314 | 319 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.43m | 7:20PM1.50m | 7:52AM1.26m | 8:36PM1.32m | 9:55AM1.15m | 11:00PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.45m | 1:45AM0.54m | 1:58PM0.63m | 3:23AM0.68m | 4:11PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1185 | 677 | 609 | 486 | 301 | 220 | 152 | 373 | 416 | 491 | 848 | 675 | 226 | 69 | 63 | 222 | 184 | 353 | 408 | 385 | 314 | 314 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 24 |
| kJ | 48 | 157 | 154 | 6 | 14 | — | — | 118 | 110 | 37 | 166 | 31 | 37 | 69 | 97 | 89 | 119 | 197 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 291 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 26 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 47 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | 41 | 68 | 93 | 55 | 75 | 100 | — | 14 | 14 | 66 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 62 | 285 | 1983 | 2199 | 2073 | 1952 | 1922 | 1786 | 1015 | 784 | 897 | 1058 | 903 | 596 | 459 | 443 | 286 | 293 | 302 | 319 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 629 | 437 | 663 | 1600 | 1249 | 1467 | 1467 | 3513 | 471 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 375 | 379 | 375 | 22 | 22 |
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