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 Monday 18 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Afternoon (18 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s
Evening (18 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20
	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)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	2	4	3	0	0	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	404	392	286	451	398	685	658	711	437	521	508	507	774	1067	1094	1021	989	808	654	700	828	1099	1106	1245
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:19AM1.94m				4:47PM1.78m					5:04AM1.83m				5:34PM1.72m				5:51AM1.69m				6:26PM1.62m
Low Tide				10:37AM0.03m				10:52PM0.16m					11:22AM0.12m				11:42PM0.26m				12:09PM0.24m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	2	—	—	1	2	1
Temp °C	17	16	17	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	19	21	21	18	18
Feels °C	17	16	18	17	16	17	18	17	18	16	18	18	18	16	16	17	16	17	17	18	19	22	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	404	392	286	451	398	685	658	711	230	521	508	310	330	286	239	166	166	132	151	98	71	69	69	49
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 12	SSE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	314	171	174	134	158	139	101	70	437	341	330	54	75	71	116	111	109	103	101	92	57	47	43	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	SW 16	ESE 6	SSW 16	—	SSW 6	SE 16	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 15	E 11	SSE 14	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	—
kJ	30	20	127	21	147	—	12	11	43	24	44	2	73	—	19	18	29	17	16	17	16	8	43	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	50	41	53	107	93	60	124	507	774	1067	1094	1021	989	808	654	700	828	1099	1106	1245
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	22	220	22	22	22	0	22	0	22	343	22	22	22	22	0	22	22	22	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	7	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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