Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is

17.3°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26							Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	110	58	71	73	104	102	76	101	90	93	91	128	116	77	168	73	102	116	110	102	82	428	948
Wind (km/h)	N	SW	SSW	S	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	S	SSE	SE	E	WNW	W	NW	W	S	SSE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy
High Tide					3:29PM2.02m				3:52AM1.85m				4:05PM2.00m				4:30AM1.81m				4:44PM1.91m
Low Tide			9:16AM0.06m				9:45PM-0.05m				9:52AM0.05m				10:21PM-0.01m				10:31AM0.11m				11:00PM0.08m


	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	17	17	18	17	17	16	17	18	17	18	17	18	17	17	17	18	17	18	17	17
Feels °C	15	16	17	17	17	18	16	17	15	18	17	17	17	18	18	16	17	17	18	17	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	SSW 19	SSW 18
kJ	110	58	71	73	104	102	36	72	90	93	91	128	116	77	114	73	102	82	64	45	69	428	948
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	S 7	S 7	S 7	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 10	SE 9	SW 10
kJ	10	40	28	36	59	59	76	101	76	65	45	45	26	47	24	54	73	71	59	57	82	74	153
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 12	SW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 10	SW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	S 7	SSE 8	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	E 7	SW 11	SE 8
kJ	5	11	10	11	14	37	31	18	17	16	15	23	39	34	16	58	79	116	110	102	34	110	68
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	—	—	—	E 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	64	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	168	—	1	1	—	—	—	34	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	805	389	40	1	0	0	0	0	344	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	40	78	22	22	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth			Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Groenvlei	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	1		2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	7	7	5	5	7	5	5	5

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