Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1235 | 1611 | 1956 | 1663 | 1914 | 2643 | 2427 | 2975 | 2740 | 2305 | 1892 | 1853 | 1854 | 1824 | 1884 | 1885 | 2550 | 2808 | 3203 | 3199 | 3072 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.56m | 8:19AM1.28m | 9:00PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.18m | 10:49PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.42m | 2:17AM0.51m | 2:22PM0.56m | 3:41AM0.61m | 3:59PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1235 | 1611 | 1956 | 1663 | 1914 | 2643 | 2427 | 2975 | 2740 | 2305 | 1892 | 1853 | 1854 | 1824 | 1884 | 1885 | 2550 | 2808 | 3203 | 3199 | 3072 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 250 | 209 | 209 | 196 | 160 | 157 | 117 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 44 | 64 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 90 | 88 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 54 | 85 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 40 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 1 | 39 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 211 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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