Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 409 | 314 | 268 | 263 | 529 | 286 | 236 | 205 | 388 | 321 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 250 | 235 | 202 | 207 | 169 | 176 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.25m | 1:12AM1.31m | 1:37PM1.43m | 1:44AM1.46m | 2:04PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.68m | 7:25AM0.54m | 7:46PM0.52m | 7:52AM0.39m | 8:13PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 465 | 409 | 314 | 268 | 263 | 529 | 144 | 133 | 124 | 139 | 321 | 186 | 172 | 221 | 229 | 235 | 202 | 207 | 169 | 176 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 70 | 86 | 86 | 125 | 123 | 183 | 202 | 202 | 205 | 388 | 17 | 273 | 273 | 268 | 250 | 202 | 198 | 165 | 162 | 137 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 7 | S 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | 180 | 168 | 120 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 25 | 43 | 63 | 36 | 33 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 140 | 69 | 109 | 160 | 286 | 236 | 191 | — | 156 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 298 | 318 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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