Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 18	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	268	221	254	260	248	248	211	207	173	312	690	864	1394	2667	2557	2405	2050	1591	1438	1228	1127	1075	1439	1521
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	N	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	SSW	NNW	N	NNW	N	N	SW	SSW	SSW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide			3:53PM1.83m				4:08AM1.87m				4:36PM1.90m				4:50AM1.84m					5:17PM1.92m				5:30AM1.77m
Low Tide	9:42AM0.06m				10:03PM0.13m				10:24AM0.01m				10:48PM0.10m					11:03AM0.02m				11:30PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	5:38
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	15	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	15	13	14	13	14	13	13	13	16	15	16	15	14	14	14	12	16	16	17	16	16	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	268	221	254	260	248	248	211	207	173	139	406	487	1394	2667	2557	2405	2050	1591	1438	1228	1127	1075	1439	1521
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 9	SW 9	SSW 9	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 11	SSW 17	SSW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	80	59	41	32	11	16	18	34	38	150	622	864	496	68	68	71	50	51	55	82	82	57	57	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 4	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SW 18	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	28	27	27	6	21	39	38	38	121	312	139	110	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	—	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	—	—	—	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	2	4	—	18	27	44	—	—	—	690	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Outer Pool	Brak River	Outer Pool	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Dias Beach	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Outer Pool	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haakgat Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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