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Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 15 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
22.8° 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 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)1211111111111010101010109999101010911121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1913151176669051550540037036328632030128215417221626437376111872143294726022408
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassoffcrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:04PM
1.44
2:37AM
1.41
2:42PM
1.55
3:10AM
1.53
3:15PM
1.64
3:41AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
0.45
8:37AM
0.51
9:02PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.40
9:32PM
0.23
9:43AM
0.32
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----5:33-------5:35-------5:35--
Sunset7:44-------7:43-------7:43-------
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-------1111-------1---
Temp. °C171818181819202121201919181919202020201918192019
Feels °C (?)171818191819192120191819182019191918171615151415
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