Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 1PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
0
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010999910101091111121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515453400370363286281301282154172220334309925118718792513260224082160191216831547
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
1.55
3:10AM
1.53
3:15PM
1.64
3:41AM
1.64
3:46PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.51
9:02PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.40
9:32PM
0.23
9:43AM
0.32
10:00PM
0.15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:33-------5:35-------5:35------
Sunset----7:43-------7:43-------7:43---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11-1----11--------
Temp. °C181920212120201919181920202019181718201919191918
Feels °C (?)191919212120201919181919191815151314151516171817
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