Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 12 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
0
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SSW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212121111111111111111161514131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18091553111099696664663556149447844543742933833833233840661215971697313524462377
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
0
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
W
10
NNW
10
NW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassononononglassglassglassglassonononcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
1.09
12:08PM
1.26
1:08AM
1.17
1:16PM
1.33
1:59AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
0.74
5:24AM
0.79
6:55PM
0.67
7:01AM
0.73
7:50PM
0.56
7:57AM
0.62
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:31-------5:33--
Sunset7:44-------7:44-------7:44-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------131-
Temp. °C222121212020212221202019192022222121222119181818
Feels °C (?)242324232123212221212221202122222222232016161617
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