Victoria Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
17.0° C
0.1° 

Victoria Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.1
SE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
496
314
365
353
371
341
1117
1647
2191
2345
2116
1915
1634
1285
1112
1077
1082
902
945
711
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
S
5
SSE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
7:55PM1.52m
8:11AM1.26m
8:44PM1.38m
9:15AM1.15m
9:54PM1.27m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.43m
2:16AM0.56m
2:09PM0.58m
3:11AM0.67m
3:06PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
15
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
16
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
15
12
14
12
13
12
13
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
10
13
14
13
12
12
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