Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (01 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Evening (01 Aug)	7ft (2.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 1								Sunday 2								Monday 3
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	589	589	547	547	637	651	617	547	603	617	559	477	466	417	417	985	921	843	731	643	643	643	541	531
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	ESE	SE	ESE	N	NNW	N	N	N	SW	SSE	E	NNE	N	NNW	N	NNW	SSW	SE	ESE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	off
High Tide			5:01AM1.74m				5:23PM1.84m				5:30AM1.71m				5:53PM1.82m				6:02AM1.64m				6:26PM1.77m
Low Tide	11:01PM0.21m				11:08AM0.10m				11:31PM0.21m				11:36AM0.13m				00:03AM0.24m				12:07PM0.19m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	19	20	18	19	20	20	19	19	22	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	23	22	19	21	22
Feels °C	12	12	13	17	18	16	17	17	16	15	15	20	18	19	19	18	18	16	16	21	19	17	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	589	589	547	547	637	651	617	547	603	617	559	477	466	417	417	985	921	843	731	643	643	643	541	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	200	132	125	125	125	125	281	239	235	239	299	295	335	374	310	367	200	500	437	431	466	437	430	430
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 14	ESE 13	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	—	S 13	—	—
kJ	26	41	88	76	73	73	—	17	17	16	7	7	6	152	303	161	268	332	232	—	—	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	18	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	5	5	9	9	8	8	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4

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