Victoria Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.00° S 22.55° E

Victoria Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Victoria Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
4
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1321
1138
1012
907
785
726
713
713
713
673
698
594
539
386
929
1142
1170
1067
1045
498
432
1092
932
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
10
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:26AM1.04m
10:50PM1.11m
12:37PM1.09m
00:51AM1.21m
1:36PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.79m
3:18PM0.86m
6:07AM0.80m
6:41PM0.82m
7:27AM0.66m
7:41PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
12
11
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
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