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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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | |
274 | 234 | 276 | 270 | 293 | 244 | 286 | 328 | 328 | 441 | 458 | 680 | 543 | 486 | 904 | 936 | 514 | 414 | 956 | 1637 | 1786 | 1803 | 2343 | 5325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.65m | 4:39AM1.69m | 5:00PM1.59m | 5:08AM1.61m | 5:31PM1.51m | 5:38AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.18m | 10:29PM0.30m | 10:50AM0.25m | 10:59PM0.37m | 11:20AM0.32m | 11:30PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 32 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 |
274 | 234 | 276 | 270 | 226 | 244 | 286 | 328 | 328 | 244 | 458 | 680 | 543 | 486 | 531 | 522 | 514 | 414 | 956 | 1637 | 1786 | 1803 | 1896 | 90 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 |
239 | 223 | 164 | 162 | 293 | 241 | 238 | 215 | 256 | 140 | 240 | 236 | 186 | 173 | 164 | 126 | 123 | 164 | 31 | 61 | 113 | 111 | 87 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
129 | 203 | 266 | 212 | 130 | 176 | 222 | 218 | 212 | 17 | 140 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 68 | 127 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 11 |
1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 441 | 67 | — | — | — | 904 | 936 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2343 | 5325 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 18 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 43 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 435 |
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