Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 03 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
1.2
SW
10
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
332
274
239
296
302
293
244
286
322
328
248
408
623
543
535
904
936
247
455
531
2263
2389
2128
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
E
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
0
ESE
5
WSW
25
WNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:31PM1.65m
4:39AM1.69m
5:00PM1.59m
5:08AM1.61m
5:31PM1.51m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.18m
10:29PM0.30m
10:50AM0.25m
10:59PM0.37m
11:20AM0.32m
11:30PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
Temp °C
17
18
21
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
13
16
17
20
21
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
15
16
14
13
14
14
13
15
15
14
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
1.3
SW
12
1.5
SSW
11
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
S
11
Energy kJ
445
332
274
239
296
302
226
244
286
322
256
248
408
623
543
535
471
102
86
455
531
2263
2389
2128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
1.2
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
1.2
SW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.6
WSW
11
Energy kJ
279
277
239
223
133
128
293
241
238
269
212
244
240
236
186
173
164
251
247
121
414
61
31
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.3
ESE
4
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
150
130
129
203
266
212
130
176
229
218
4
140
140
7
7
7
4
126
123
12
31
49
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
5
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2
7
10
328
53
904
936
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
22
18
22
0
0
0
0
0
40
43
39
0
0
0
0
0
39
40
0
0
0
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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