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 am Sunday 24 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 17.7° 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 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (24 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (24 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	214	453	221	511	392	340	340	362	1034	1251	1450	1728	2027	2144	1918	1615	1339	1228	865	688	593	695	614	555
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	S	SE	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	ESE	NNE	S	SSE	E	N	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				10:35AM1.22m					11:15PM1.45m				11:51AM1.26m				00:14AM1.50m				12:47PM1.33m
Low Tide		4:36AM0.62m				4:39PM0.59m					5:52AM0.57m				5:49PM0.57m				6:48AM0.49m				6:44PM0.53m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	15	15	15	19	17	17	17	17	16	17	16	19	18	19	18	18	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 14	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	93	453	162	511	392	340	340	282	1034	1251	1450	1728	2027	2144	1918	1615	1339	1228	865	688	593	695	614	555
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 8	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 10	E 6	E 7	SSW 16	SW 15
kJ	167	77	221	123	117	177	177	362	66	65	44	41	39	38	38	24	24	24	24	16	7	14	171	331
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	E 11	SSW 18	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	SE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 7	E 7
kJ	214	37	121	55	53	48	47	68	18	18	18	17	19	33	19	19	17	17	2	14	8	8	14	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	48	—	—	—	—	13	31	21	29	35	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	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	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Depot Beach Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Albatross South Africa	Frazer Park Australia	JD Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	8

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