Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 31 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 1.1°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 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (31 Jan)2ft (0.6m)19s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)111110191817161616151414131313131212121212111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34132827026078518172468326031782772215520531067130812161077835669536527509433250237
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
0
NE
5
NNW
0
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
0
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
1.76
3:27AM
1.80
3:39PM
1.84
4:04AM
1.91
4:16PM
1.86
4:39AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.27
9:18PM
0.12
9:37AM
0.15
9:54PM
0.03
10:15AM
0.09
10:28PM
-0.01
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:52
Sunset--7:36-------7:35-------7:34-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222222212223232223212121222223232323222222
Feels °C (?)232323242425232524242224232524242325242425252523
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