Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 647 | 553 | 545 | 3216 | 1560 | 1938 | 1852 | 3911 | 3585 | 3269 | 3062 | 2830 | 2856 | 2899 | 2938 | 3170 | 3282 | 3622 | 3282 | 3004 | 2662 | 2577 | 2155 | 1949 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.36m | 1:03PM1.55m | 1:25AM1.52m | 1:44PM1.73m | 2:04AM1.64m | 2:19PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.47m | 7:25PM0.39m | 7:33AM0.32m | 8:05PM0.23m | 8:09AM0.20m | 8:38PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 300 | 553 | 545 | 207 | 1560 | 1938 | 885 | 3911 | 3585 | 3269 | 3062 | 2830 | 2856 | 2899 | 2938 | 3170 | 3282 | 3622 | 3282 | 3004 | 2662 | 2577 | 2155 | 1949 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 647 | 248 | 211 | 521 | 217 | 235 | 1852 | 196 | 154 | 120 | 90 | 92 | 94 | 94 | — | 115 | 143 | 114 | 111 | 288 | 267 | 217 | 212 | 175 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 100 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 54 | 3216 | 748 | 886 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 122 | 254 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 1 | 403 | 509 | 629 | 40 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 212 | 389 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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