Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.7° C

Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Evening (11 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 8	E 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1815	1649	1590	1413	1388	1323	1174	653	534	452	444	415	353	275	318	277	277	255	290	240	240	200	195	216
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	NE	NNE	NNE	SE	SE	ESE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	S	SE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		1:18PM1.42m				1:38AM1.66m					2:17PM1.57m				2:34AM1.76m				3:07PM1.72m				3:23AM1.84m
Low Tide				7:18PM0.44m					8:06AM0.26m				8:21PM0.31m				8:57AM0.15m				9:15PM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—
	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	14	12	13	13	14	13	13	13	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	15	15	13	14	14	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8
kJ	1815	1649	1590	1413	1388	1323	1174	653	534	452	444	415	174	163	193	277	277	238	223	235	240	200	195	216
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSW 16	ESE 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	14	11	11	10	12	12	12	163	173	169	25	93	353	275	318	265	260	255	290	240	235	120	122	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	SSW 16	W 11	SSE 7	W 11	S 9	SW 15	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 18	SW 18	SSW 18	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	13	12	12	14	3	3	25	3	54	2	60	8	11	12	11	7	12	31	98	88	43
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	153	195	200	198	—	169	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	22	211	22	22	22	0	0	0	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma		Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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