Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Victoria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
2.4
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
105
125
204
160
176
905
1533
1023
1552
1749
1914
2131
2121
2248
2732
2982
3217
2388
2691
3964
3669
3181
2894
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
SSE
20
SW
20
WSW
40
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
00:11AM1.43m
12:40PM1.33m
1:02AM1.56m
1:26PM1.44m
1:41AM1.68m
2:03PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.53m
6:46PM0.49m
7:29AM0.40m
7:29PM0.40m
8:05AM0.30m
8:04PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:53
5:52
5:52
1
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
18
18
16
14
14
13
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
18
18
18
19
17
16
14
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
14
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
86
105
125
204
160
176
51
39
42
44
55
52
49
52
52
2267
2432
2472
2388
2691
3964
3669
3181
2894
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
68
68
81
79
94
69
34
21
50
64
28
62
48
31
31
52
18
19
9
9
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
89
51
23
22
24
34
20
19
18
17
17
20
19
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
9
3
WSW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
905
1533
1023
1552
1749
1914
2131
2121
2248
2732
2982
3217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
5
4
4
2
4
5
7
7
4
5
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
22
22
76
43
531
451
805
379
451
389
1555
42
40
40
40
0
40
40
40
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
7
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
5
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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