Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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)
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
5
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
2.2
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
165
171
127
220
90
102
81
104
142
202
516
1028
875
1118
1432
1631
1192
2051
2015
2308
3198
2517
3055
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
SSW
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SW
15
W
30
W
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM1.23m
00:11AM1.43m
12:40PM1.33m
1:02AM1.56m
1:26PM1.44m
1:41AM1.68m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.60m
6:43AM0.53m
6:46PM0.49m
7:29AM0.40m
7:29PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
23
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
14
26
22
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
15
13
10
8
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
SW
11
1
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SW
13
0.5
E
10
1.8
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
230
165
164
127
220
81
102
77
104
142
69
51
54
41
43
109
49
749
52
52
2308
2490
2517
3055
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.3
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
185
147
171
116
94
69
68
81
79
94
34
34
21
18
63
51
28
48
31
17
52
18
19
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
19
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
6
6
6
12
25
90
52
49
49
24
20
20
19
17
17
7
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.1
SW
9
2.2
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3
5
9
202
516
1028
875
1118
1432
1631
1192
2051
2015
3198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
7
5
5
Distance (km)
0
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
22
76
39
561
451
858
379
389
1269
389
42
42
40
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
7
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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