Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 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 (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	3337	3139	3092	2832	2547	2470	2213	2032	1967	1961	1993	1783	1754	1493	1513	1269	1208	857	642	524	460	452	415	387
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	SSW	S	WSW	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	SSE	SE	E	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	11:09PM1.49m				12:05PM1.30m				00:31AM1.56m				1:18PM1.42m				1:38AM1.66m					2:17PM1.57m
Low Tide			5:49AM0.49m				6:00PM0.55m				7:05AM0.39m				7:18PM0.44m					8:06AM0.26m				8:21PM0.31m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	16	15	16	16	15
Feels °C	10	10	11	13	12	14	13	11	12	12	12	14	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	15	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 8
kJ	3337	3139	3092	2832	2547	2470	2213	2032	1967	1961	1993	1783	1754	1493	1513	1269	1208	857	642	524	460	452	415	306
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	SW 18	SW 18	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SSW 11
kJ	9	8	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	14	14	11	10	12	12	151	173	211	188	179	178	328
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 12	W 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 7	SSE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	13	12	12	12	3	3	25	25	40	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	24	—	—	178	—	—	—	—	—	203	387
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	22	22	22	22	22	22	0	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga 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	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves 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	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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