Victoria Bay Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.00° S 22.55° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (29 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 May)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (29 May)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (29 May)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 29					Saturday 30								Sunday 31								Mon 1
	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)	5	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3051	2670	2323	2080	1788	1613	1387	1242	1050	921	798	657	646	587	718	811	772	689	614	603	494	450	442	383
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	E	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	S	ESE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	S	SSE	ESE	NE	W	WSW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide			2:43PM1.54m				2:49AM1.67m				3:15PM1.58m				3:22AM1.68m				3:48PM1.60m				3:55AM1.67m
Low Tide	8:36AM0.29m				8:41PM0.39m				9:07AM0.26m				9:14PM0.36m				9:38AM0.24m				9:47PM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—
	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	16	17	18	17	17	17	19	18	16	16	16	16	17	18	20	21	20	21	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	16	16	15	17	17	15	16	15	18	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	19	20	19	20	20	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	3051	2670	2323	2080	1788	1613	1387	1242	1050	921	798	657	646	587	718	811	772	689	614	603	494	450	442	383
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	91	75	68	—	66	88	68	50	38	25	25	17	10	22	46	46	29	43	43	53	51	67	65	52
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 5	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	S 10	S 14
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	17	9	—	—	15	14	14	—	—	—	2	104
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	60	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	20	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	22	0	0	1	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	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	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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