
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
242 | 239 | 239 | 286 | 320 | 580 | 1759 | 1738 | 1421 | 1255 | 1119 | 969 | 802 | 790 | 623 | 528 | 511 | 442 | 435 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:44PM1.85m | 2:59AM1.80m | 3:18PM1.97m | 3:33AM1.86m | 3:50PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59PM0.11m | 9:08AM0.04m | 9:33PM0.03m | 9:39AM-0.01m | 10:05PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
242 | 239 | 239 | 286 | 320 | 444 | 1759 | 1738 | 1421 | 1255 | 1119 | 969 | 802 | 790 | 623 | 528 | 511 | 442 | 435 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 |
64 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 580 | 56 | 57 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 66 | 126 | 113 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
37 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 174 | 74 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 7 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 189 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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