Victoria Bay surf break

Victoria Bay surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 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
22.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Victoria Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Victoria Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.1
SSW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
ESE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)151516151514141413131313131313131313131212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15271611199720691714144712671058108399611471269119813096237006791344700689549540431819
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
NW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
1.84
4:17AM
1.95
4:27PM
1.87
4:46AM
2.00
4:57PM
1.86
5:16AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.01
10:26AM
0.06
10:33PM
-0.03
10:56AM
0.03
11:02PM
-0.02
11:27AM
0.05
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset7:20-------7:19-------7:17-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222232121222222222221212121222221212020202222
Feels °C (?)242323242223222223222221212122222221212121202119
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